After five years of continuous operation, Google has reportedly decided that Google-focused tech site 9to5Google is violating trademark by using its name. In the meantime, Google has barred the site from using its AdSense network — through which 9to5Google says it makes "well into six figures a month" — and has advised 9to5Google to source ads from third-party operators.
A post on 9to5Google describes the situation when, at around noon today, the site's ads ceased to function. After contacting Google's ad department about the problem, 9to5Google was informed by a representative in Google's ad team that the legal trademark team had made its decision, "even though you have been operating the site for many years and have even attended...
via The Verge
