Jupitermedia Corp., the online market research firm, has sent cease and desist letters to eMarketer Inc. claiming inducement to breach contract and infringement of its copyright and database rights in both France and the U.K.
Jupitermedia, Darien, CT, said it would begin legal actions against eMarketer in both of those countries shortly. This latest action is in addition to legal action begun against eMarketer, New York, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 13. That action alleged copyright and trademark infringement, and other causes of action.
eMarketer spokeswoman Jennifer Kronstain dismissed Jupitermedia’s allegations, asserting that all the information eMarketer gathers comes from such publicly available sources as search engines, company Web sites, and trade journals.
“These sources are not copyrightable,” she said, noting that eMarketer plans to fight Jupitermedia’s actions.
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