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04/07/2012

CamUp sues Google over Hangouts, YouTube integration

CamUp sues Google over Hangouts, YouTube integration: Google+ Hangout






Google is being sued for allegedly infringing upon CamUp, a New York video chat startup that predates Google Hangouts. CamUp is seeking damages and attempting to shut down Google Hangouts altogether on claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, civil conspiracy, copyright infringement, and trade dress infringement.
CamUp was first unveiled in March 2011 at SXSW, where the company claims that its booth was visited by Google VP Marissa Mayer and several Google engineers. In May, the companies met in London for a meeting in which CamUp demonstrated their platform and proposed integrating a "Watch with your friends" button into YouTube, which would directly launch a CamUp session. The company claims that Google UK's head of business...
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  1. Software that shows what you are typing and where your mouse is moving around. Screen casts are great for technical presentations or for those that are "camera shy" and don't want their face to be in the video.


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