Real Estate Agent Sued For Offering Online Mapping Of Properties

Using Google's mapping features, as well as other recognized company's mapping features is considered fair use and taken for granted by most real estate agents. Well, think again. There has been a case working it's way through the courts whereby an Ambler Pennsylvania real estate agent, Diane Sarkisian, is being sued by Real Estate Alliance, Ltd. REALS (for short) is seeking unspecified damages for Sarkisian's alleged illegal use of its patented property locator method. This lawsuit was filed back in July of 2005 and reported by Inman News. Fast forward a few years to this Inman News article. National Association of REALTORS® has pledged close to $850,000 to help defend Sarkisian. Apparently, this case is still alive and may have an impact for those of us using mapping features. Surprisingly, a search for "Sarkisian Lawsuit" returns no search results since April of this year. This is a case to certainly keep tabs on.

Further Reading: Lawsuit Opinion | Civil Action Details | Civil Suit Update | RISMEDIA | Sarkisian & NAR Meeting

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