Alger joined Google in 2008 as deputy general counsel for litigation, and under his watch the company won favorable rulings in several noteworthy cases. In June 2010, a federal judge in New York sided with Google’s YouTube in a $1 billion copyright infringement suit filed by Viacom Inc., and in April 2010, a federal judge in Virginia dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by language software maker Rosetta Stone Inc.
Alger also spoke publicly on Google’s behalf about topics such as Internet privacy, copyright and publicity laws. But although Alger was overseeing Google’s litigation department, he said his role was primarily managerial, such as overseeing budgets, helping hire outside counsel, and dealing with personnel matters. Alger said he wanted to spend more time working directly on litigation.
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