Comments on: Google Sued In UK For Defamatory Postings In Search Results http://searchengineland.com/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592 Search Engine Land: Must Read News About Search Marketing & Search Engines Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:24:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Martinez http://searchengineland.com/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592/comment-page-1#comment-3090 Michael Martinez Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:16:09 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592.php#comment-3090 I am impressed with his results outside of the U.S. Given just how much intentionally false information is published on the Internet every day, it looks to me like Google has become the de facto policeman of the non-U.S. Internet. I am impressed with his results outside of the U.S. Given just how much intentionally false information is published on the Internet every day, it looks to me like Google has become the de facto policeman of the non-U.S. Internet.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://searchengineland.com/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592/comment-page-1#comment-3089 Seth Finkelstein Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:34:03 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592.php#comment-3089 Apparently he knows the legal issues. He's got a detailed press release: "Why Does Google Publish Libel?" <a href="http://news.finditt.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=16889" rel="nofollow">http://news.finditt.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=16889</a> Apparently he knows the legal issues. He’s got a detailed press release:

“Why Does Google Publish Libel?”
http://news.finditt.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=16889

]]> By: Michael Martinez http://searchengineland.com/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592/comment-page-1#comment-3088 Michael Martinez Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:35:59 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-sued-in-uk-for-defamatory-postings-in-search-results-11592.php#comment-3088 UK and Commonwealth law handle Internet defamation much more sensibly than U.S. law but I doubt he can make a real case against a search engine. At the very least, people should not set their expectations on the basis of precedents established in the U.S. courts. UK and Commonwealth law handle Internet defamation much more sensibly than U.S. law but I doubt he can make a real case against a search engine. At the very least, people should not set their expectations on the basis of precedents established in the U.S. courts.

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