UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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Pl a i n t i f f Get t y Ima ges (US), In c . ("Get t y Ima ges"), f o r i t s c o mpl a i n t a ga i n st Def en da n t
Mi c r o so f t Co r po r a t i o n ("Mi c r o so f t "), a v er s a s f o l l o w s:
NATURE OF THE CASE
1 . Pl a i n t i f f Get t y Ima ges b r i n gs t h i s a c t i o n t o en j o i n Def en da n t Mi c r o so f t f r o m
i n f r i n gi n g a n d f a c i l i t a t i n g t h e ma ssi v e i n f r i n gemen t o f Pl a i n t i f f ' s c o pyr i gh t s t h r o ugh a n ew
ser v i c e t h a t Def en da n t i n t r o duc ed l ess t h a n t w o w eeks a go . Pl a i n t i f f a l so seeks da ma ges a n d
o t h er a ppr o pr i a t e r emedi es f o r t h a t i n f r i n gemen t , a s spec i f i ed b el o w .
2 . On o r a b o ut August 2 2 , 2 01 4, Def en da n t Mi c r o so f t r el ea sed a n ew ser v i c e c a l l ed
"Bi n g Ima ge Wi dget ," w h i c h Def en da n t ma r ket s t o w eb si t e pub l i sh er s a s a t o o l f o r en h a n c i n g
t h e v i sua l q ua l i t y o f t h ei r w eb si t es. Th e Bi n g Ima ge Wi dget a l l o w s w eb si t e pub l i sh er s t o emb ed
a pa n el o n t h ei r w eb si t es t h a t w i l l di spl a y di gi t a l i ma ges suppl i ed b y Def en da n t t h r o ugh i t s
pr o pr i et a r y "Bi n g Ima ge Sea r c h " sea r c h en gi n e, b a sed o n sea r c h q uer i es o f t h e w eb si t e
pub l i sh er ' s c h o o si n g. Th e r esul t i n g di spl a y, Def en da n t t el l s w eb si t e pub l i sh er s, "en h a n c es yo ur
w eb si t e a n d pr o v i des yo ur user s w i t h b ea ut i f ul , c o n f i gur a b l e i ma ge ga l l er i es a n d
sl i desh o w s."I
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3 . What Defendant fai l s to menti o n, ho wever, i s that thes e " b eau ti fu l , c o nfi g u rab l e
i mag e g al l eri es and s l i des ho ws " ty p i c al l y c o ns i s t o f c o p y ri g hted i mag es , i nc l u di ng i mag es who s e
c o p y ri g hts are o wned o r c o ntro l l ed b y P l ai nti ff Rather than draw fro m a l i c ens ed c o l l ec ti o n o f
i mag es , Defendant g athers thes e i mag es b y c rawl i ng as mu c h o f the I nternet as i t c an, c o p y i ng
and i ndex i ng every i mag e i t fi nds , wi tho u t reg ard to the c o p y ri g ht s tatu s o f the i mag es and
wi tho u t p ermi s s i o n fro m c o p y ri g ht o wners l i k e P l ai nti ff. The s u p p l y o f i mag es fo r the Bi ng
I mag e Wi dg et i s therefo re i n the b i l l i o ns es s enti al l y , the enti re u ni vers e o f i mag es that
Defendant c an fi nd o n the I nternet i nc l u di ng P l ai nti ffs hi g hl y val u ab l e c o p y ri g hted wo rk s . I n
effec t, Defendant has tu rned the enti rety o f the wo rl d's o nl i ne i mag es i nto l i ttl e mo re than a vas t,
u nl i c ens ed " c l i p art" c o l l ec ti o n fo r the b enefi t o f tho s e web s i te p u b l i s hers who i mp l ement the
Bi ng I mag e Wi dg et, al l wi tho u t s eek i ng p ermi s s i o n fro m the o wners o f c o p y ri g hts i n tho s e
i mag es .
4. The i nj u ry that Defendant's Bi ng I mag e Wi dg et c au s es P l ai nti ff and, i f no t
enj o i ned i mmedi atel y , wi l l c au s e fu rther i s i mmens e and i rrep arab l e. P l ai nti ff i s o ne o f the
wo rl d's l arg es t p ro vi ders o f c o mmerc i al vi s u al c o ntent and the l eadi ng p ro vi der o f c o mmerc i al
i mag es o nl i ne, rep res enti ng mo re than 80 mi l l i o n u ni qu e wo rk s o f di g i tal i mag ery . P l ai nti ff's
b u s i nes s i s thu s c ri ti c al l y dep endent o n l i c ens i ng to o thers the ri g ht to u s e P l ai nti ff's i mag es i n
p rec i s el y the manner that Defendant no w u s es them i l l eg al l y . By freel y p ro vi di ng thes e i mag es
to web s i tes after havi ng c o p i ed them fro m o ther web s i tes ( wi tho u t any p ermi s s i o n to do s o ) ,
Defendant has al l b u t el i mi nated the i nc enti ve o f web s i te p u b l i s hers to s eek p ro p er l i c ens es fro m
P l ai nti ff fo r the ri g ht to di s p l ay i ts i mag es o n thei r web s i tes . Gi ven the natu re and s c al e o f
Defendant's c o ndu c t, the ac tu al i nj u ry to P l ai nti ff i s i nc al c u l ab l e and c anno t b e remedi ed b y
mo netary damag es al o ne. P l ai nti ff as k s , therefo re, that the Co u rt i mmedi atel y enj o i n
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Defendant's Bing Image Widget and award damages arising out of Defendant's unl awful
c onduc t.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
5. This is a c iv il ac tion seeking inj unc tiv e rel ief and damages for c op y right
infringement under the Cop y right Ac t, 17 U. S. C. 101 et seq.
6. This Court has original sub j ec t matter j urisdic tion p ursuant to 28 U. S. C. 1331
and 1338( a) .
7. The Court has p ersonal j urisdic tion ov er Defendant p ursuant to N. Y. C. P . L . R.
301 and 302( a) b ec ause Defendant ( i) transac ts or sol ic its b usiness within the State of New York
through, inter al ia, its offic e in this Distric t; ( ii) has designated an agent for serv ic e of p roc ess in
the State; ( iii) has c ommitted ac ts of c op y right infringement within the State and in this Distric t;
( iv ) has c ommitted ac ts of c op y right infringement outside the State, whic h c aused inj ury to
P l aintiff within the State and whic h Defendant ex p ec ted or shoul d reasonab l y hav e ex p ec ted to
hav e c onsequenc es within the State; ( v ) deriv es sub stantial rev enue from interstate or
international c ommerc e; and ( v i) p rev iousl y sub j ec ted itsel f to j urisdic tion in the State b y fil ing
numerous suits in this Court.
8. Venue is p rop er in this Distric t p ursuant to 28 U. S. C. 1391 and 14 00( a) .
P L AINTIFF AND ITS BUSINESS
9. P l aintiff G etty Images is a c orp oration organiz ed under the l aws of New York
with its p rinc ip al p l ac e of b usiness in New York, New York.
10. G etty Images is one of the worl d's l eading c ontent p rov iders. It sup p l ies imagery ,
v ideo, and music to b usiness c ustomers for a wide v ariety of uses, inc l uding web sites, b ooks,
newsp ap ers, magaz ines, fil m and tel ev ision p roduc tion, adv ertisements, and p roduc t p ac kaging.
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I t i s one of t h e w or l d ' s l a r g es t p r ov i d er s of commer ci a l v i s u a l cont ent a nd t h e l ea d i ng p r ov i d er of
commer ci a l i ma g es onl i ne. I ncl u d ed a mong G et t y I ma g es ' col l ect i on of w or ks a r e ma ny of t h e
mos t i coni c, cr ea t i v e a nd eng a g i ng p h ot og r a p h i c i ma g es ev er cr ea t ed .
1 1 . G er i y I ma g es ' r ev enu e i s g ener a t ed p r i ma r i l y by l i cens i ng t h e r i g h t s t o u s e i t s
cont ent . G et t y I ma g es ow ns mu ch of t h e cont ent i t l i cens es , bu t a l s o a ct s a s a d i s t r i bu t or for
mor e t h a n 1 50, 000 ot h er cont ent s u p p l i er s , i ncl u d i ng p h ot og r a p h er s , i l l u s t r a t or s , fi l mma ker s ,
med i a or g a ni z a t i ons , a nd ot h er s t ock p h ot o comp a ni es , a l l of w h om d ep end on G et t y I ma g es for
t h e col l ect i on a nd d i s t r i bu t i on of r oy a l t i es a nd ma na g ement of t h ei r i nt el l ect u a l p r op er t y . Th es e
cont ent s u p p l i er s r et a i n ow ner s h i p of t h e cop y r i g h t s i n t h ei r w or ks bu t g r a nt G et t y I ma g es by
cont r a ct t h e r i g h t t o ma r ket , d i s t r i bu t e, a nd l i cens e t h os e w or ks t o t h i r d p a r t i es . G et t y I ma g es
ow ns or r ep r es ent s mor e t h a n 80 mi l l i on u ni qu e w or ks of d i g i t a l i ma g er y .
1 2 . G et t y I ma g es w a s t h e fi r s t comp a ny t o l i cens e i ma g er y v i a t h e I nt er net a nd
cu r r ent l y d el i v er s v i r t u a l l y a l l of i t s cont ent t h r ou g h d i g i t a l mea ns . G et t y I ma g es ma i nt a i ns
w ebs i t es a t w w w . g et t y i ma g es . com a nd w w w . i s t ock. com, w h er e v i s i t or s ca n s ea r ch a nd v i ew
mi l l i ons of i ma g es a nd obt a i n l i cens es t o u s e t h em. G et t y I ma g es h a s i nv es t ed a nd cont i nu es t o
i nv es t s u bs t a nt i a l r es ou r ces i n op er a t i ng t h es e w ebs i t es i n or d er t o p r ov i d e p ot ent i a l cu s t omer s
w i t h t h e mea ns t o br ow s e i t s i ma g es a nd a cqu i r e r i g h t s t o u s e t h em.
1 3 . I n Ma r ch 2 01 4, G et t y I ma g es r ev ol u t i oni z ed t h e w a y i n w h i ch i ma g es a r e
l i cens ed a nd d i s t r i bu t ed onl i ne. Th r ou g h i t s i nnov a t i v e "Embed " offer i ng , G et t y I ma g es now
p er mi t s noncommer ci a l w ebs i t es a nd u s er s of s oci a l med i a t o u s e a ny of a p p r ox i ma t el y 50
mi l l i on of G et t y I ma g es ' cop y r i g h t ed i ma g es w i t h ou t p a y ment of a ny fees w h a t s oev er , p r ov i d ed
t h a t t h e i ma g e i s d i s p l a y ed u s i ng G et t y I ma g es ' new "Embed " t ool . Th e "Embed " t ool cons i s t s
of a s h or t s ni p p et of cod e (comp u t er i ns t r u ct i ons ) t h a t a w ebs i t e p u bl i s h er i ncl u d es i n a w ebp a g e
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or a s oc i al medi a u s er i n c l u des i n a p os t i n order t o embed a s p ec i f i c i mage w i t h i n t h ei r c on t en t .
Th i s c ode c au s es t h e c omp u t er of a w ebs i t e v i s i t or or a s oc i al medi a p art i c i p an t t o obt ai n t h e
s p ec i f i ed i mage f rom a Get t y Images s erv er, w h ere t h e i mage i s ac t u al l y h os t ed, an d di s p l ays t h e
s el ec t ed i mage i n an embedded v i ew er t h at i n c l u des p h ot ograp h er at t ri bu t i on an d t h e Get t y
Images n ame an d l ogo. A c l i c k , on t h e i mage l eads t h e v i ew er t o a p age w h ere h e or s h e may
l i c en s e c ommerc i al u s es on a p ai d bas i s .
1 4 . An on- ex h au s t i v e, i l l u s t rat i v e l i s t of Get t y Images ' f ederal l y c op yri gh t ed w ork s
t h at Def en dan t h as i l l egal l y rep rodu c ed, di s t ri bu t ed, an d di s p l ayed i s at t ac h ed h eret o as E x h i bi t
A. Get t y Images h as rec ei v ed C ert i f i c at es of C op yri gh t R egi s t rat i on f rom t h e R egi s t er of
C op yri gh t s f or t h es e c op yri gh t ed w ork s .
THE DE FE NDANT AND ITS UNLAWFUL C ONDUC T
1 5. Def en dan t i s a c orp orat i on organ i z ed u n der t h e l aw s of t h e St at e of Was h i n gt on ,
w i t h i t s p ri n c i p al p l ac e of bu s i n es s i n R edmon d, Was h i n gt on , an d h as at l eas t t w o of f i c es i n t h e
St at e of New York , i n c l u di n g an of f i c e i n t h i s Di s t ri c t .
1 6. Def en dan t i s a mu l t i n at i on al c omp an y t h at dev el op s , p rodu c es , l i c en s es an d/ or
s el l s a w i de v ari et y of p rodu c t s an d s erv i c es , i n c l u di n g c omp u t er s of t w are, el ec t ron i c s , an d
on l i n e s erv i c es .
1 7. On e of Def en dan t 's s erv i c es i s an In t ern et s earc h en gi n e k n ow n as "Bi n g, " w h i c h
i n c l u des a s p ec i al i z ed, i mage- ori en t ed s earc h en gi n e k n ow n as "Bi n g Image Searc h . " Li k e ot h er
s earc h en gi n es , Bi n g c raw l s t h e In t ern et f or on l i n e c on t en t an d c reat es an i n dex of t h at c on t en t i n
a dat abas e s t ored on Bi n g's ow n s erv ers . Bi n g res p on ds t o u s er s earc h q u eri es by c on s u l t i n g i t s
i n dex an d p rov i di n g t o t h e u s er t h e c on t en t t h at Bi n g det ern u n es i s mos t rel ev an t t o t h e u s er's
q u ery.
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1 8 . I n crawlin g t h e I n t e rn e t f o r o n lin e co n t e n t , Bin g als o make s at le as t o n e co py o f
e ve ry image t h at it f in d s o n lin e an d s t o re s at le as t are d uce d -s ize , "t h umbn ail" co py o f e ach
image o n it s s e rve rs . Bin g I mage Se arch d is t ribut e s an d d is plays t h e t h umbn ails t o us e rs in
re s po n s e t o image s e arch que rie s alo n g wit h large r-s ize d image s an d lin ks t o t h e t h ird-part y
s o urce we bs it e s t h at h o s t t h e f ull-s ize d image s , f ro m wh ich Bin g's co pie s we re d e rive d .
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1 9. On o r abo ut Augus t 22, 201 4, De f e n d an t re le as e d it s Bin g I mage Wid ge t , wh ich
De f e n d an t marke t s t o we bs it e publis h e rs as a t o o l t h at "e n h an ce s yo ur we b s it e wit h t h e po we r o f
Bin g I mage Se arch an d pro vid e s yo ur us e rs wit h be aut if ul, co n f igurable image galle rie s an d
s lid e s h o ws . "Z Similar t o P lain t if f 's "Embe d " t o o l, t h e Bin g I mage Wid ge t co n s is t s o f a s n ippe t
o f co d e t h at we bs it e publis h e rs can co py f ro m t h e Bin g I mage Wid ge t we bs it e ,
www. bin g. co m/wid . ~e t /image , an d pas t e d ire ct ly in t o t h e s o urce co d e o f pale s o n t h e publis h e r's
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20. Once the Bing Image Widget code has been added to a page on the pu bl isher ' s
w ebsite, that page w il l incl u de an embedded panel , bear ing the "Bing" l ogo, in w hich w il l be
displ ay ed images fr om Bing Image Sear ch that Defendant has deter mined ar e most r esponsive to
a sear ch qu er y of the pu bl isher ' s choosing.
21. Cer tain featu r es of the displ ay can be cu stomized by the w ebsite pu bl isher befor e
he or she copies and pastes the Bing Image Widget code into his or her ow n pages (the code w il l
change depending on the choices that the w ebsite pu bl isher makes). For exampl e, Defendant
gives the w ebsite pu bl isher the option to have the images pr esented in either a "col l age" or
"sl ideshow " for mat. If the pu bl isher chooses the "col l age" for mat, the displ ay panel w il l incl u de
a nu mber of differ ent thu mbnail- sized images that Bing Image Sear ch deter mines ar e r el evant to
the par ticu l ar sear ch qu er y . To il l u str ate u sing the pr eview featu r e on
w w w .bin~.com/w id et/ima~, a qu er y for the w or ds "Mar il y n Monr oe" y iel ds a col l ection of
thu mbnail- sized images of Mar il y n Monr oe in the displ ay panel :
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22. I f the website p u bl isher chooses in stea d to ha ve a "sl id eshow," then the d isp l a y
p a n el wil l in cl u d e a n u mber of l a r g er- siz ed ima g es between 1 a n d 25, a t the p u bl isher ' s
el ection tha t wil l a p p ea r on e a t a time, swa p p in g ou t ever y f ew secon d s. Ag a in , a qu er y f or
"Ma r il y n Mon r oe" y iel d s a ser ies of l a r g er- siz ed , in ter cha n g in g ima g es of Ma r il y n Mon r oe in the
d isp l a y p a n el , which ca n be l imited to a sin g l e, sta tic ima g e if the "sl id eshow" is l imited to on l y
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Def en d a n t a s a "beta " ver sion , it ha s a l r ea d y been imp l emen ted by websites a r ou n d the wor l d
in cl u d in g in commer cia l settin g s su ch a s in the f ol l owin g exa mp l e of a website f or The Oa k
Stor e f u r n itu r e stor e in Oa kwood , Geor g ia , which sel ected the "sl id eshow" view of ima g es ba sed
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a c c o mmo da t i o ns o n t h e Ma r ka s ka R i v e i r a i n C r o a t i a s e le c t e d t h e " c o lla g e " v i e w b a s e d o n a
s e a r c h qu e r y f o r " c r o a t i a ma r ka s ka " :
26. Th e i ma g e s t h a t De f e nda nt u s e s t o po pu la t e t h e Bi ng Ima g e Wi dg e t di s pla y pa ne l
w i t h c o nt e nt a r e no t f r o m s o me c o lle c t i o n f o r w h i c h De f e nda nt o r u s e r s o f t h e Bi ng Ima g e
Wi dg e t h a v e o b t a i ne d li c e ns e s t o u s e i n t h i s ma nne r . Ins t e a d, De f e nda nt dr a w s f r o m t h e v a s t
r e po s i t o r y o f i ma g e s t h a t Bi ng Ima g e Se a r c h h a s a lr e a dy c o pi e d a nd i nde xe d f r o m t h e Int e r ne t a t
4 h t t p:/ / h e a lt h ne xe r c i s e .c o m
5 h t t p:/ / w w w .ma ka r 8 0 .e u / i nde x.h t ml
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l a r g e , i n c l u d i n g P l a i n t i f f ' s c o p y r i g h t e d i ma g e s , e ve n t h o u g h De f e n d a n t h a s n o l i c e n s e o r
p e r mi s s i o n f r o m P l a i n t i f f t o d o s o .
27. I f t h e u s e r o f t h e Bi n g I ma g e Wi d g e t h a s s e l e c t e d t h e " c o l l a g e " vi e w o p t i o n , t h e n
De f e n d a n t s i mp l y p o p u l a t e s t h e d i s p l a y p a n e l w i t h De f e n d a n t ' s o w n t h u mbn a i l- s i z e d c o p i e s o f
t h e i ma g e s t h a t De f e n d a n t s t o r e s o n i t s o w n s e r ve r s . I f t h e " s l i d e s h o w " vi e w i s s e l e c t e d , t h e n
De f e n d a n t d i r e c t s t h e u s e r ' s br o w s e r ( i n a ma n n e r t h a t i s i n vi s i bl e t o t h e u s e r } t o d o w n l o a d a n d
d i s p l a y t h e l a r g e r- s i z e d i ma g e f r o m t h e t h i r d- p a r t y w e bs i t e t h a t h o s t s t h e i ma g e a n d f r o m w h i c h
De f e n d a n t , t h r o u g h Bi n g I ma g e Se a r c h , ma d e i t s c o p y o f t h e t h u mbn a i l ve r s i o n o f t h e i ma g e .
Al t h o u g h t h e l a r g e r- s i z e d i ma g e t h a t a p p e a r s i n t h e d i s p l a y p a n e l i s h o s t e d a n d s e r ve d f r o m t h e
t h i r d- p a r t y s o u r c e ' s s e r ve r , De f e n d a n t i n t e n t i o n a l l y ma s ks t h e t h i r d- p a r t y s o u r c e w e bs i t e a n d a n y
c o n t e x t t h a t s u r r o u n d s t h e i ma g e a s i t a p p e a r s o n t h a t t h i r d- p a r t y s i t e , c r e a t i n g t h e a p p e a r a n c e
t h a t t h e i ma g e i s i n s t e a d c o mi n g f r o m t h e Bi n g- br a n d e d d i s p l a y p a n e l . F u r t h e r ma s ki n g t h e
i ma g e ' s o r i g i n ( a n d s e r vi n g De f e n d a n t ' s o w n c o mme r c i a l i n t e r e s t s ) , c l i c ki n g t h e i ma g e t a ke s t h e
u s e r n o t t o t h e t h i r d- p a r t y s o u r c e w e bs i t e , bu t i n s t e a d t o De f e n d a n t ' s o w n Bi n g I ma g e Se a r c h
s i t e .
28. Al t h o u g h De f e n d a n t d r a w s o n i ma g e s a n d d a t a t h a t i t c o l l e c t e d t h r o u g h t h e
o p e r a t i o n o f t h e Bi n g s e a r c h e n g i n e , t h e Bi n g I ma g e Wi d g e t d o e s n o t f u n c t i o n n o r d o e s
De f e n d a n t p r o mo t e i t a s a s e a r c h e n g i n e t h a t d i r e c t s u s e r s t o t h i r d- p a r t y s o u r c e s o f i n f o r ma r i o n
o n l i n e . To t h e c o n t r a r y , De f e n d a n t e x p r e s s l y ma r ke t s t h e Bi n g I ma g e Wi d g e t a s a w e bs i t e
e n h a n c e me n t t o o l , d e s i g n e d t o ma ke w e bs i t e s o n w h i c h t h e Wi d g e t i s i n s t a l l e d mo r e vi s u a l l y
a t t r a c t i ve t o u s e r s a n d t o ke e p u s e r s f r o m l e a vi n g t h e w e bs i t e , t h e r e by i n c r e a s i n g t h e w e bs i t e ' s
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economic v a l u e. As Defenda nt itsel f p r ocl a ims, th e Bing widgets " dr iv [ e] enga gement, time-on-
site, a nd u ser sa tisfa ction. "6
29. Mor eov er , Defenda nt der iv es significa nt economic v a l u e fr om th e fa ct th a t
cl ick ing a n ima ge in th e Bing Ima ge Widget disp l a y p a nel ta k es th e u ser not to th e th ir d-p a r ty
sou r ce web site, b u t instea d to Defenda nt's own Bing Ima ge Sea r ch web site. Dr a wing u ser s to its
own u niv er se of web sites a nd ma ximizing th e time th a t u ser s r ema in th er e a l l ows Defenda nt to
der iv e v a l u a b l e da ta a b ou t th ose u ser s a nd incr ea ses th e v a l u e of Defenda nt's web sites for
a dv er tising p u r p oses, a mong oth er s. Indeed, Defenda nt h a s exp r essl y r eser v ed th e r igh t to
ch a r ge dir ect fees for th e u se of th e Bing Ima ge Widget a nd to fu r th er monetize th e ser v ice b y
p l a cing a dv er tisements in th e Bing r esu l ts in th e disp l a y p a nel . See E xh ib it B (ter ms of ser v ice) .
30. Defenda nt, th r ou gh its Bing Ima ge Widget, comp etes dir ectl y with P l a intiff b y
su p p l y ing ima ger y to web site p u b l ish er s in or der to enh a nce th e a p p ea r a nce, a ttr a ctiv eness a nd
v a l u e of web sites on wh ich th a t ima ger y is disp l a y ed, a nd to a ttr a ct u ser s to its own web sites.
Unl ik e P l a intiff, h owev er , Defenda nt h a s no l icense or oth er p er mission to u se P l a intiff's
cop y r igh ted ima ges in th is ma nner , a nd p a y s noth ing to th e p h otogr a p h er s a nd contr ib u tor s wh o
cr ea ted th e ima ges.
31. Defenda nt's u nl a wfu l r ep r odu ction, distr ib u tion a nd disp l a y of P l a intiff's
cop y r igh ted wor k s h a s h a r med, a nd wil l continu e to h a r m, P l a intiff. If web site p u b l ish er s ca n
ob ta in fr om Defenda nt a v ir tu a l l y l imitl ess col l ection of onl ine ima ges for disp l a y on th eir
web sites for fr ee a nd with ou t r estr iction, th ey wil l h a v e l ittl e or no incentiv e to l icense su ch u ses
of P l a intiff's cop y r igh ted ima ges fr om P l a intiff. Defenda nt's ser v ices th u s h a v e a cted a nd wil l
continu e to a ct a s a su b stitu te th a t disp l a ces significa nt nu mb er s of l egitima te l icensing
6 h ttp : / / www. b ins. com/ web ma ster / h el p / b ing-k nowl edge-widget-h ow-to-insta l l -a nd-confieu r e-a 0de7 a b a (discu ssing
th e Bing Knowl edge Widget) .
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agreements. Moreover, Defendant su p p l i es i mages to th e Bi ng Image Wi dget wi th no c ontrol s
on th ei r downstream u se, l eavi ng u sers free to c op y and fu rth er di stri b u te P l ai nti ff' s i mages i n
ways th at c au se addi ti onal , and i nc al c u l ab l e, damages. In sh ort, wi th eac h day of i ts c onti nu ed
u se, th e Bi ng Image Wi dget p oses a si gni fi c ant th reat to th e ec onomi c vi ab i l i ty of P l ai nti ff' s
b u si ness, i ts p h otograp h ers and c ontent su p p l i ers, and, i ndeed, th e enti re p h otograp h i c i ndu stry.
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
Convri gh t Infri n~ement,l 7 U.S.C. 501, et seq.
32. Getty Images rep eats and i nc orp orates b y th i s referenc e eac h and every al l egati on
set forth i n p aragrap h s 1 th rou gh 31, as i f set forth h erei n.
33. Getty Images i s th e owner andl or exc l u si ve l i c ensee of c op yri gh ts i n th e i mages
th at are th e su b j ec t of th i s ac ti on, i nc l u di ng b u t not l i mi ted to th e works l i sted i n Exh i b i t A
h ereto.
34. Defendant, wi th ou t th e p ermi ssi on or c onsent of P l ai nti ff, h as rep rodu c ed,
di stri b u ted to th e p u b l i c , and p u b l i c l y di sp l ayed P l ai nti ff' s c op yri gh ted i mages, and h as
knowi ngl y enc ou raged, materi al l y c ontri b u ted and/or fac i l i tated th e u nau th ori zed rep rodu c ti on,
di stri b u ti on, and di sp l ay of P l ai nti ff' s c op yri gh ted i mages b y oth ers, i nc l u di ng b u t not l i mi ted to
th e c op yri gh ted works l i sted i n Exh i b i t A h ereto. Su c h rep rodu c ti on, di stri b u ti on and di sp l ay of
P l ai nti ff' s works c onsti tu tes i nfri ngement of P l ai nti ff' s exc l u si ve ri gh ts u nder c op yri gh t i n
vi ol ati on of 17 U.S.C. 106(1), (3) and (5).
35. Defendant i s di rec tl y and i ndi rec tl y l i ab l e for th ese ac ts of i nfri ngement u nder th e
Cop yri gh t Ac t.
36. Defendant h as th e ri gh t and ab i l i ty to stop or l i mi t i nfri ngement oc c u rri ng th rou gh
th e u se of th e Bi ng Image Wi dget and h as a di rec t fi nanc i al i nterest i n su c h i nfri ngi ng ac ti vi ti es.
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3 7 . The i n f r i n g em en t of P l a i n t i f f ' s r i g ht s i n ea ch of i t s cop y r i g ht ed wor ks con s t i t u t es
a s ep a r a t e a n d d i s t i n ct a ct of i n f r i n g em en t .
3 8 . Def en d a n t ' s a ct s of i n f r i n g em en t a r e wi l l f u l , i n t en t i on a l a n d p u r p os ef u l , i n
d i s r eg a r d of a n d wi t h i n d i f f er en ce t o t he r i g ht s of P l a i n t i f f .
3 9 . Def en d a n t ' s con d u ct i s ca u s i n g , a n d , u n l es s en j oi n ed by t hi s C ou r t , wi l l con t i n u e
t o ca u s e P l a i n t i f f g r ea t a n d i r r ep a r a bl e i n j u r y t ha t ca n n ot f u l l y be com p en s a t ed or m ea s u r ed i n
m on ey . P l a i n t i f f ha s n o a d eq u a t e r em ed y a t l a w.
WHEREFORE, P l a i n t i f f p r a y s f or j u d g m en t a g a i n s t Def en d a n t a s f ol l ows :
(a ) f or a d ecl a r a t i on t ha t Def en d a n t wi l l f u l l y i n f r i n g es P l a i n t i f f ' s cop y r i g ht s ;
(b) f or s u ch eq u i t a bl e r el i ef u n d er Ti t l es 17 a n d 28 a s i s n eces s a r y t o p r ev en t or
r es t r a i n i n f r i n g em en t of P l a i n t i f f ' s cop y r i g ht s , i n cl u d i n g a p r el i m i n a r y i n j u n ct i on a n d a
p er m a n en t i n j u n ct i on r eq u i r i n g t ha t Def en d a n t a n d i t s of f i cer s , a g en t s , s er v a n t s , em p l oy ees ,
a t t or n ey s , a n d ot her s i n a ct i v e con cer t or p a r t i ci p a t i on wi t h ea ch or a n y of t hem , (i ) cea s e
i n f r i n g i n g , or ca u s i n g , en a bl i n g , f a ci l i t a t i n g , en cou r a g i n g , p r om ot i n g or p a r t i ci p a t i n g i n t he
i n f r i n g em en t of , a n y of P l a i n t i f f ' s . cop y r i g ht s or ex cl u s i v e r i g ht s p r ot ect ed by t he C op y r i g ht Act
or com m on l a w, whet her n ow i n ex i s t en ce or her ea f t er cr ea t ed ; a n d (i i ) cea s e t o u s e, of f er ,
p r ov i d e or ot her wi s e s u p p or t t he Bi n g Im a g e Wi d g et u n l es s a n d u n t i l Def en d a n t s a t i s f i es t he
C ou r t t ha t Def en d a n t ha s cea s ed t o i n f r i n g e P l a i n t i f f ' s cop y r i g ht s ;
(c) f or s t a t u t or y d a m a g es p u r s u a n t t o 17 U. S. C . 5 0 4 (c), i n t he m a x i m u m a m ou n t
p r ov i d ed by l a w, a s m a y be p r ov en a t t r i a l , a r i s i n g f r om Def en d a n t ' s v i ol a t i on s of P l a i n t i f f s '
r i g ht s u n d er t he C op y r i g ht Act or , i n t he a l t er n a t i v e, a t P l a i n t i f f ' s el ect i on p u r s u a n t t o 17 U. S. C .
5 0 4 (b), P l a i n t i f f ' s a ct u a l d a m a g es , i n cl u d i n g Def en d a n t ' s p r of i t s f r om i n f r i n g em en t , i n
a m ou n t s t o be p r ov en a t t r i a l ;
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(d) f o r P l a i n t i f f ' s c o s t s , i n c l u di n g r e a s o n a b l e a t t o r n e y s ' f e e s , p u r s u a n t t o 17 U . S . C .
505 a n d o t h e r w i s e ;
(e ) f o r p r e - a n d p o s t ju dg me n t i n t e r e s t o n a n y mo n e t a r y a w a r d ma de p a r t o f t h e
ju dg me n t a g a i n s t De f e n da n t ; a n d
(~ f o r s u c h o t h e r r e l i e f a s t h e C o u r t ma y de e m ju s t a n d p r o p e r .
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1 . Th is is a c ontrac t between you and Mic rosoft C orp oration (" Mic rosoff' ). S ometimes Mic rosoft is referred to as " we," " u s" or " ou r."
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Th is c ontrac t ap p l ies to th e beta v ersion of th e Mic rosoft Bing Image Widget (th e " Bing Image Widget' ). Th e Bing Image Widget is a t
J av aS c rip t-based modu l e th at is intended todel iv er aMic rosoft-h osted image searc h exp erienc e with resu l ts (c ol l ec tiv el y, " Bing
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resu l ts" ) req u ested by th e au th or (c ol l ec tiv el y, " Bing S erv ic es" ) of ac u stomer-fac ing or an end-u ser fac ing website (or ap p l ic ation
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c ontaining HTML v iews) (a " Website" ). Th rou gh th e u se of sc rip t attribu tes or by means of c onfigu ration settings, if any, made th rou gh
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u sed in th is c ontrac t, " S erv ic es" means, c ol l ec tiv el y and as ap p l ic abl e, Bing Image Widget, and th e detec tion and ap p earanc e of
images on a web p age c ontaining Bing Image Widget, th eir c onfigu ration, any Bing serv ic es del iv ered, and any rel ated widget IDs,
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keys, or simil ar material s. Th is c ontrac t inc orp orates by referenc e th e Bing terms of u se (Mic rosoft S erv ic es Agreement, fou nd h ere ,
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and wh ic h may be u p dated from time to time), and any ap p l ic abl e gu idel ines, doc u mentation or req u irements, tec h nic al , op erational or
G o to Webmaster Tool s G ~' oth erwise rel ating to th e S erv ic es, inc l u ding with ou t l imitation th e Bing Image Widget doc u mentation fou nd h ere, as th ey may be
p u bl ish ed and u p dated by Mic rosoft from time to time. Pl ease note th at we do not p rov ide warranties for th e S erv ic es. Th is c onVac t
al so l imits ou r l iabil ity. Th ese terms are in S ec tion 1 3 and S ec tion 1 4 and we ask you to read th em c arefu l l y. We p rov ide th e S erv ic es
sol el y on an " as is" and " as av ail abl e" basis, in ac c ordanc e with S ec tion 1 3, and you ac knowl edge th at l atenc y with regard to del iv ery
of Bing fu nc tional ity and resu l ts is a fu nc tion of network bandwidth , serv er c ap ac ity, and oth er fac tors. In addition, we reserv e th e righ t
to v ary th e S erv ic es (i.e. offer different tiers or l ev el s of th e Bing serv ic es and any su p p ort we may p rov ide th ereto) to indiv idu al
Websites, u sers or ap p l ic ations as determined by u s in ou r sol e disc retion.
2. WHAT RIG HTS DO I HAVE? S ol el y to th e extent th at you are in c omp l ianc e with al l terms of th is Agreement, we grant you a non-
exc l u siv e, non-transferabl e, non-su bl ic enseabl e l ic ense to u se th e S erv ic es to enabl e you r Website to obtain and sh ow th e Bing Image
Widget. You r l ic ense to u se th e S erv ic es is l imited, h owev er, to sol el y you r Websites. You are resp onsibl e for you r own c ondu c t wh il e
u sing th e S erv ic es and for any c onseq u enc es of th is u se.
3. C ODE OF C ONDUC T /RES TRIC TIONS ON US E. You r Website, and you r ac c ess to and u se of any or al l of th e S erv ic es, mu st
c omp l y with al l ap p l ic abl e Mic rosoft p ol ic ies and gu idel ines (inc l u ding, with ou t l imitations, any c al l v ol u me l imitations, sec u rity p ol ic ies,
and p riv ac y p ol ic ies), tec h nic al req u irements and doc u mentatl on, and al l ap p l ic abl e l aws (inc l u ding, with ou t l imitation, th e ap p l ic abl e
l aws of you rj u risdic tion rel ating to onl ine c ondu c t, ac c ep tabl e c ontent, data c ol l ec tion, p riv ac y, and th e exp ort of data to th e United
S tates or you r c ou ntry of residenc e). Th is c ontrac t does not grant you any righ ts rel ated to any serv ic es, material s, c ontent, or data
oth er th an th e S erv ic es. You wil l not, and wil l not p ermit you r u sers or oth er th ird p arties to:
(a) modify, rev erse engineer, dec omp il e, or oth erv v ise al ter th e S erv ic es;
(b) distribu te, p u bl ish , fac il itate, enabl e, or al l ow ac c ess or l inking to th e S erv ic es from any Loc ation or sou rc e oth er th an you r Website;
(c ) modify, fil ter, obsc u re, or rep l ac e th e text, images, or oth er c ontent of th e Bing Image Widget or Bing resu l ts, disp l ay Bing resu l ts
with searc h resu l ts from oth er sou rc es or with oth er c ontent so th at su c h oth er searc h resu l ts or c ontent ap p ears as disp l ayed to be
p art of th e Bing resu l ts;
(d) frame, minimiz e, remov e, redirec t, del ay, or oth erwise inh ibit or modify th e disp l ay of any web p age ac c essed by th e l inks p rov ided
in or assoc iated with th e Bing Image Widget and Bing resu l ts;
(e) h ide or mask from u s you r identity, or th e identify of you r Website, as it u ses th e S erv ic es
(~ defame, abu se, h arass, stal k, th reaten, or oth erwise v iol ate th e l egal righ ts (su c h as righ ts of p riv ac y and p u bl ic ity) of oth ers or
oth erwise v iol ate Mic rosoft' s th en-c u rrent editorial p ol ic ies (fou nd h ere, and wh ic h may be u p dated from time to time);
(g) imp ersonate anoth er p erson or entity, or fal sify or del ete any au th or attribu tions, l egal or oth er p rop er notic es or p rop rietary
~ ~ designations (e.g., c op yrigh t or trademark symbol s), or l abel s of th e origin or sou rc e of serv ic es, software, or oth er material s;
(h ) u se th e S erv ic es to v iol ate th e l aw or for any u nau th oriz ed p u rp ose;
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(i) u se th e S erv ic es to infringe u p on th e c op yrigh t, trademark or oth er intel l ec tu al p rop erty righ ts of anyone;
Q) interFere with or disru p t th e S erv ic es, or serv ers or networks rel ated to th e S erv ic es, or disobey any req u irements, p roc edu res,
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(k) c reate u ser ac c ou nts by au tomated means or u nder fal se or frau du l ent p retenses;
(I) c op y, store, or c ac h e any Bing Image Widget or Bing resu l ts or image information from th e S erv ic es;
(m) c ommerc ial iz e (i.e., sel l , rent, or l ease) Bing Image Widget or Bing resu l ts;
(n) transmit any v iru s, worm, defec t, Troj an h orse, or any oth er item intended to destroy, su rrep titiou sl y intertere with , exp rop riate, or
exert u nau th oriz ed c ontrol ov er any system or data or to defrau d any p erson;
_ (o) direc tl y or indirec tl y generate imp ressions or c l ic ks on th e Bing Image Widget or Bing resu l ts, or au th oriz e or enc ou rage oth ers to
do so, th ou gh any au tomated, dec ep tiv e, frau du l ent, or oth er inv al id means;
(p ) taking any ac tion to remov e th e h yp erl inks inc l u ded as a p art of any transmitted Bing resu l ts; or
(q ) c reate or attemp t to c reate a su bstitu te or simil ar serv ic e or p rodu c t as th at of th e S erv ic e or Bing th rou gh u se of or ac c ess to any
of th e S erv ic es or p rop rietary information rel ated to th e S erv ic es.
4. LIMITATIONS AND C ONDITIONS OF THE S ERVIC E. We may u se tec h nol ogy or oth er means to p rotec t th e S erv ic es, p rotec t ou r
c u stomers, or stop you from breac h ing th is c ontrac t. Th ese means may inc l u de, for examp l e, fil tering to stop sp am or inc rease
sec u rity. Th ese means may h inder or break you r u se of th e S erv ic es, and you may not work arou nd or attemp t to th wart or disabl e any
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of t hese t ec hnic al or ot her means. W e al so may, in our sol e d isc ret ion, l imit t he: (a) rat e at whic h t he S erv ic es, or any subset of t hem,
may be c al l ed ; (b) Me amount of st orage mad e av ail abl e t o eac h S erv ic es ac c ount ; or (c ) t he l engt h of ind iv id ual c ont ent segment s
t hat may be upl oad ed t o, or serv ed from, t he S erv ic es (al l of t he foregoing being forms of' Throt t l ing" ). W e may perform t his Throt t l ing
gl obal l y ac ross al l S erv ic es, per end user, or on any ot her basis. You wil l not t ake st eps t o c irc umv ent any t ec hnic al measures we may
put in pl ac e t o enforc e Throt t l ing.
5. ATi' RIBUTION AND ADVERTIS ING. W e may inc l ud e our t rad emarks) or l ogos) in Bing resul t s prov id ed t hrough t he S erv ic es and ,
if we d o so, you wil l not remov e, mod ify, or int erfere wit h t he d ispl ay or v iewing of t hese t rad emarks or l ogos. W e may al so inc l ud e
ad v ert ising in Bing resul t s prov id ed t hrough t he S erv ic es and , if we d o so, you wil l not remov e, mod ify, or int erfere wit h t he d ispl ay or
v iewing of t his ad v ert ising. You may not d ispl ay ad v ert ising on t he same page wit h t he Bing Image W id get or Bing resul t s in t he ev ent
t hat t he Bing resul t s are subst ant ial l y al l of t he c ont ent on t he page. You wil l d ispl ay any ad v ert ising d ist inc t and separat e and set
apart from t he Bing Image W id get and any Bing resul t s. You wil l d ispl ay, and you wil l not remov e, al t er or obsc ure, any at t ribut ion
informat ion prov id ed by Mic rosoft in c onnec t ion wit h any Bing resul t s. The Bing Image W id get and searc h resul t s obt ained t hrough t he
S erv ic es wil l not c onst it ut e t he sol e or primary c ont ent of your W ebsit e.
6. END US ER TERMS . The Terms of Use l oc at ed here (whic h may be upd at ed from t ime t o t ime, t he " Bing TOUs' ~ or suc h ot her
l oc at ions as Mic rosoft may spec ify appl y t o end users' use of and ac c ess t o Bing resul t s t hrough your W ebsit e.
7. PRIVACY. Al l ac c ess t o and use of t he S erv ic es is subj ec t t o t he d at a prac t ic es set fort h in t he Mic rosoft Onl ine Priv ac y S t at ement ,
whic h is av ail abl e here (whic h may be upd at ed from t ime t o t ime). Not hing in t his c ont rac t or t he S erv ic es prov id e for t he c ol l ec t ion or
t ransfer of any personal l y id ent ifiabl e informat ion of Int ernet users bet ween t he part ies. You must maint ain a prominent onl ine priv ac y
pol ic y for your W ebsit es and appl ic at ions t hat ac c ess t he S erv ic es. This priv ac y pol ic y, at a minimum, must inc l ud e: (a) a ful l ,
ac c urat e, and c l ear d isc l osure regard ing t he pl ac ement , use, and read ing of c ookies and rel at ed t ec hnol ogies, and your c ol l ec t ion and
use of d at a in rel at ion t o ac t iv it y by users of your W ebsit es and appl ic at ions; (b) t o t he ext ent appl ic abl e, your use of Mic rosoft for
ad v ert ising serv ic es for your W ebsit es and appl ic at ions; and (c ) t o t he ext ent appl ic abl e a d isc l osure t hat users may c hoose t o not
part ic ipat e in Mic rosoft ' s personal ized ad v ert ising serv ic es, al ong wit h sl ink t o aMic rosoft -spec ified web ad d ress where t he user may
" opt ouY' of suc h personal ized ad v ert ising serv ic es.
8. HOW W E MAY CHANGE THE CONTRACT. If we mod ify t his c ont rac t , t hen we wil l prov id e not ic e as d esc ribed in S ec t ion 22
bel ow. If you d o not agree t o any suc h mod ific at ions, t hen you must st op using t he S erv ic es. If you d o not st op using t he S erv ic es,
t hen your use of t he S erv ic es wil l c ont inue und er t he mod ified c ont rac t . W e may c hoose in t he fut ure t o c harge (or c ease c harging) for
al l use of t he S erv ic es, or c hange t he requirement s for use of t he S erv ic es. If we c hoose t o c hange t he fee requirement s for t he
S erv ic es, Mic rosoft wil l prov id e not ic e of suc h t erms as d esc ribed in S ec t ion 9 and S ec t ion 22 bel ow, and you may el ec t t o st op using
t he S erv ic es rat her t han inc urring ad d it ional fees. Any d oc ument s or websit es inc orporat ed int o t his c ont rac t by referenc e or l ink may
be mod ified and upd at ed from t ime t o t ime by Mic rosoft and upon suc h mod ific at ion or upd at e wil l be d eemed a part of t his c ont rac t .
9. FEES AND PAYMENT. Mic rosoft reserv es t he right , in it s sol e d isc ret ion, t o c harge or c harge ad d it ional (or l esser) fees for use of or
ac c ess t o some or al l of t he S erv ic es. If Mic rosoft d ec id es t o c harge, or c harge ad d it ional (or l esser) fees for t he S erv ic es, suc h fees
and ad d it ional t erms and c ond it ions wil l be d isc l osed t o you prior t o t he effec t iv e d at e when suc h fees or requirement s woul d be
imposed . If you d o not agree t o any suc h mod ific at ions, t hen you must st op using t he S erv ic es. If you d o not st op using t he S erv ic es,
t hen your use of t he S erv ic es wil l c ont inue und er t he mod ified c ont rac t .
10. YOUR RES PONS IBILITY. You wil l ind emnify and hol d Mic rosoft (and it s d irec t ors, offic ers, a~ l iat es, and agent s) part ies harrnl ess
from and against any and al l l oss, l iabil it y, and expense (inc l ud ing reasonabl e at t orneys' fees and c ost s) suffered or inc urred by
reason of any c l aims, proc eed ings, or suit s based on or arising out of any breac h (or al l eged breac h) by you of t his c ont rac t , or any
part of it , or t hat ot herv v ise rel at es t o your W ebsit e(s), your appl ic at ion(s), or your use of t he S erv ic es. You wil l be sol el y responsibl e for
d efend ing any c l aim using mut ual l y-agreed c ounsel , subj ec t t o Mic rosoft ' s right t o part ic ipat e wit h c ounsel it sel ec t s, and you wil l not
publ ic ize any c l aim or agree t o any set t l ement t hat imposes any obl igat ion or l iabil it y on Mic rosoft (or it s d irec t ors, offic ers, affil iat es,
and agent s) wit hout Mic rosoft ' s prior writ t en c onsent , suc h c onsent prov id ed by Mic rosoft in it s sol e d isc ret ion.
11. RES ERVATION OF RIGHTS . Mic rosoft and it s suppl iers ret ain al l right , t it l e, and int erest in and t o t he S erv ic es (inc l ud ing t he Bing
Image W id get and Bing resul t s) and al l int el l ec t ual propert y right s in any of t hese. This c ont rac t d oes not grant you any right s in any
Mic rosoft l ogo, had emark, or serv ic e mark, and you wil l not use any l ogo, t rad emark, or serv ic e mark of Mic rosoft for any purpose
wit hout Mic rosoft ' s prior writ t en approv al . You wil l not c l aim or impl y any sponsorship or end orsement of your W ebsit e or appl ic at ion
by Mic rosoft . Al l uses of Mic rosofYs brand and al l good wil l assoc iat ed t herewit h insure sol el y t o t he benefit of Mic rosoft .
Not wit hst and ing anyt hing el se herein t o t he c ont rary, Mic rosoft reserv es t he right t o furt her l imit t he l ic ense grant ed in t his S ec t ion t o
t he ext ent t hat your use or d ispl ay may nega5v el y impac t t he good wil l or reput at ion assoc iat ed wit h Mic rosoft ' s brand
12. TERM. This c ont rac t wil l bec ome effec t iv e on your first use of t he S erv ic es. This c ont rac t may be t erminat ed immed iat el y for any
reason or no reason and wit hout not ic e by Mic rosoft . If t his c ont rac t t erminat es, al l right s grant ed t o you by t his c ont rac t wil l
aut omat ic al l y t erminat e and you wil l c ease t o hav e any right s t o use t he S erv ic es (inc l ud ing, wit hout l imit at ion, t he Bing Image
W id get ). W e wil l not be l iabl e t o you for d amages resul t ing sol el y from t erminat ing t his c ont rac t ac c ord ing t o it s t erms. Al l t erms of t his
c ont rac t t hat , by t heir nat ure, are int end ed t o surv iv e t erminat ion wil l surv iv e (inc l ud ing, wit hout l imit at ion, S ec t ions 13 and 14 ).
13. W E MAKE NO W ARRANTY. The S erv ic es prov id ed by Mic rosoft in t his c ont rac t are prov id ed on an " as is" and " as av ail abl e"
basis. Mic rosoft makes no warrant ies (express, impl ied , or ot herwise), inc l ud ing impl ied warrant ies of merc hant abil it y, non-
infingement , fit ness for a part ic ul ar purpose, or 6Ue, rel at ed t o t he S erv ic es, it s performanc e, or anyt hing prd v id ed in rel at ion t o t his
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