▲ 382 ▼ Christian metal band sues netflix because google won't show them anymore. (stereogum.com) submitted 1 day ago by HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 136 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children) Netflix didn't give the movie its title, how do you figure they are liable at all? Even if the movie had been a Netflix production, how is netflix liable for the behaviour of a third party algorithm? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 7 points 1 day ago The title is a little misleading, Google searches aren't involved, that was colour added by the author permalink fedilink source parent [–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 1 day ago Netflix is the distributor. They do approve the title it's sold under. It's not about the search rankings directly, that's just a signal of the effect of the trademark dilution for the band. It's proof of the damage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 7 points 1 day ago The title is a little misleading, Google searches aren't involved, that was colour added by the author permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 1 day ago Netflix is the distributor. They do approve the title it's sold under. It's not about the search rankings directly, that's just a signal of the effect of the trademark dilution for the band. It's proof of the damage. permalink fedilink source parent