Google not liable for defamation

20 Jul 2009

Google is not liable for defamatory comments that appear in news articles, blogs and forums displayed in its search results, a high court judge in London has concluded in a landmark ruling for UK defamation law. Mr Justice Eady ruled in a judgment in the high court that Google was a “facilitator” and not a publisher of the content. Read more here

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  1. Rick Dawson

    July 21, 2009 at 13:27

    http://citizenfreepress.blogspot.com/

    Sirs

    Whilst I may be semi-retired, I still enjoy a good story. You may find some of my research of value. Happy to put you in touch.

    Regards
    Rick

    The Smear Buster

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