Editing Cease and desist (section)

===United States===
To prevent [[Generic trademark|genericizing]] and potential loss of its [[trademark]], [[Google]] has discouraged use of the word as a verb, particularly when used as a [[synonym]] for general web searching. On February 23, 2003,<ref>{{cite web|last=McFedries |first=Paul |date=February 23, 2003 |url=http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0302D&L=ads-l&P=R2450 |title=Google trademark concerns |publisher=American Dialect Society Mailing List |access-date=August 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703124408/http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0302D&L=ads-l&P=R2450 |archive-date=July 3, 2007 }}</ref> Google sent a cease and desist letter to Paul McFedries, creator of Word Spy, a website that tracks [[neologism]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duffy |first=Jonathan |date=2003-06-20 |title=Google calls in the 'language police' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3006486.stm |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In an article in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Frank Ahrens discussed the letter he received from a Google lawyer that demonstrated "appropriate" and "inappropriate" ways to use the verb "''[[Google (verb)|google]]''".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401536.html|title=So Google Is No Brand X, but What Is 'Genericide'?|author=Frank Ahrens|date=August 5, 2006|access-date=August 5, 2006|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

Author [[Patrick Wensink]] used [[Jack Daniel's]] famous branding without licensing as a cover for his 2012 book ''Broken Piano for President''. Jack Daniel's requested only future printings of the book to have the cover changed and offered compensation.

In September 2012, [[AwardWallet]], TripIt and MileWise received a number of cease and desist letters from American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, demanding that companies discontinue accessing their websites for tracking clients' miles rewards programs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carrns |first1=Ann |title=Delta Cracks Down on Mileage Tracking Sites |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/delta-cracks-down-on-mileage-tracking-sites/ |website=Bucks Blog |access-date=20 June 2024 |language=en |date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Sarah |title=Delta Sends C&Ds To Startups Tracking Airline Rewards; MileWise, AwardWallet & Others Affected |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/15/delta-sends-cds-to-startups-tracking-airline-rewards-milewise-awardwallet-others-affected |website=TechCrunch |access-date=20 June 2024 |date=16 September 2012}}</ref>

In 2017, a cease and desist letter sent by [[Netflix]] for an unauthorized ''[[Stranger Things]]''-related [[bar (establishment)|bar]] event was noted by news outlets such as ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' and ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]'' for its [[humour|humor]]ous wording.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/netflix-cease-and-desist-stranger-things/540579/|title=Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Cease-and-Desist Letter Wasn't That Cool|first=Joe|last=Pinsker|date=September 21, 2017|website=The Atlantic|access-date=13 July 2020|archive-date=13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235927/https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/netflix-cease-and-desist-stranger-things/540579/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Donald Trump]] sent a cease and desist letter to [[CNN]] asking them to retract a poll that showed him being 14 percentage points behind his opponent [[Joe Biden]] during the [[2020 United States presidential election|presidential election]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/06/08/president-trump-fumes-cnn-poll-showing-him-trailing-biden-and-approval-down/5317953002/ |title=Trump campaign sends CNN 'cease and desist' letter, demands it retract poll that found Biden up 14 points |first=William |last=Cummings |website=USA Today |access-date=22 June 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612080317/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/06/08/president-trump-fumes-cnn-poll-showing-him-trailing-biden-and-approval-down/5317953002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> prompting ''[[The Atlantic]]'' to warn about attacks on the media.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/06/10/trump-campaign-demands-cnn-apologize-and-retract-poll-showing-biden-up-14-points/ |title=Trump Campaign Demands CNN Apologize And Retract Poll Showing Biden Up 14 Points |first=Andrew |last=Solender |website=Forbes |access-date=13 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713212258/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/06/10/trump-campaign-demands-cnn-apologize-and-retract-poll-showing-biden-up-14-points/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, [[Google]]'s platform [[YouTube]] issued a significant number of cease and desist notices to the creators of various music bots on [[Discord]], such as Rythm and Groovy. These music bots allowed users to request songs and have the bot create a queue. This was done by pulling the audio stream from various [[Streaming media|streaming]] and [[Online video platform|video platforms]], including YouTube, and then played that audio on the Discord voice channel. Because such music bots did not play any of the advertisements included on the video-hosting site, the company alleged missing revenue for itself and the content uploaders. A spokesperson for Google told ''[[The Verge]]'' that Groovy violated YouTube's [[terms of service]] for "modifying the service and using it for commercial purposes".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=2021-08-24|title=YouTube is forcing the popular Groovy Discord music bot offline|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22640024/youtube-discord-groovy-music-bot-closure|access-date=2021-08-29|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005035746/https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22640024/youtube-discord-groovy-music-bot-closure|url-status=live}}</ref> The makers of Groovy had decided to comply with Google's request by shutting down the bot on August 30, 2021. According to estimations, the bot had more than 250 million users.<ref>{{Cite web|last=tinelund|date=2021-07-25|title=Groovy Bot The Best Music Bot for Discord. Groovy Bot Discord might be among the best bots created in this ten years|url=https://tinelund.dk/groovy-bot-the-best-music-bot-for-discord-groovy-15/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Tinelund.dk|language=da-DK|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829234529/https://tinelund.dk/groovy-bot-the-best-music-bot-for-discord-groovy-15/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Disney]] issued a letter of cease and desist to the creators of ''[[Club Penguin Rewritten]]'', a game that was created as a remake of ''[[Club Penguin]]'' after its shutdown on March 31, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://gamerant.com/club-penguin-rewritten-shut-down-2022/|title = Club Penguin Rewritten Shut Down by Disney|date = 13 April 2022|access-date = 13 April 2022|archive-date = 13 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220413164615/https://gamerant.com/club-penguin-rewritten-shut-down-2022/|url-status = live}}</ref>

[[Google]] issued a letter of cease and desist to the creators of [[YouTube Vanced]], an Android app developed as a third-party modification of YouTube. The app, which utilizes [[apk (file format)]],  allowed its users to skip advertisements, among other functions. Since March 13, 2022, the app has been discontinued, with all links being removed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/youtube-vanced-is-shutting-down-after-a-legal-threat-from-google/articleshow/90193973.cms |title=YouTube Vanced is shutting down after a legal threat from Google |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=12 March 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524142510/https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/youtube-vanced-is-shutting-down-after-a-legal-threat-from-google/articleshow/90193973.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Nintendo]] issued a letter of cease and desist to the creators of [[Yuzu (emulator)|Yuzu]], a [[video game console emulator]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The program allowed its users to not pay or participate in [[grinding (video games)|grinding]] for [[downloadable content]], such as all of its Booster Course Passes and a Gold Mario for [[Mario Kart 8]].<ref>|url=https://torrentfreak.com/nintendos-yuzu-lawsuit-aims-to-pour-banana-peels-over-all-emulators-240228/ |title=Nintendo’s Yuzu Lawsuit Aims to Pour Banana Peels Over All Emulators |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=28 February 2024</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-70070000013723-switch/ | title=Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://nyaa.si/view/1810276 | title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe v3.0.1 DLC Wave 6 COMPLETE + Yuzu EA 4176 &#91;MK8D PC Windows&#93; - SEPH1 }}</ref> [[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]] was released May 12, 2023; however, an [[internet leak]] was discovered on file hosting site https://nyaa.si/ dated May 1, 2023. The file can then be read by Ryujinx, a [[Nintendo Switch emulation|Nintendo Switch emulator]].<ref>{{Cite web |work=PC Gamer |title=Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's leak has turned into one giant mess for the emulation community|first1=Wes|last1=Fenion |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdoms-leak-has-turned-into-one-giant-mess-for-the-emulation-community/ |date=8 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://nyaa.si/view/1667208 | title=The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Leaked XCI }}</ref>