TRADEMARK:YOUTUBE VERSUS AMAZONTUBE

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As some of us may have been aware, there is an ongoing battle between Google and Amazon. Among other areas, the two companies are battling over providing access to their respective entertainment services on their hardware products. Amazon has been jousting with Google over access to YouTube

On the same day that Google announced its intentions to block YouTube from Amazon's Echo Show and Fire TV devices, Amazon filed an application for registration of a trademark for a YouTube-like service called AmazonTube. The trademark application describes a software streaming application that sounds almost identical to YouTube. According to the trademark application, AmazonTube will be an Amazon-owned service that will stream visual and audiovisual content and can be played across a variety of different devices.

An Amazon Spokesperson stated "Google is setting a disappointing precedent by selectively blocking customer access to an open website. We hope to resolve this with Google as soon as possible."

There is no information on whether the two companies have made progress in repairing their relationship, or Amazon's intentions with AmazonTube

News Source- Business Insider