Google Video Trial Delayed
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Google, Video, Milan, Trial, Delayed | Themes: The Internet, Business
A trial that in which four Google Execs face charges of criminal defamation and violation of privacy has been delayed.
The Italian courts have delayed the trial which was expected to take place yesterday in Milan. An ill interpreter is apparently the reason for delay and the case will continue in September.
The case is centered around a video uploaded to Google’s Video service in 2006. Showing several teenage boys teases a boy with down syndrome, the video remained online for nearly two months before it was removed. Despite the fact that Google removed the video within 24 hours of receiving a request to have it taken down, advocacy groups claim the video should never have been posted to the site at all and in allowing it to appear online, Google violated the boy’s privacy.
Google denies any wrongdoing, claiming that the whole thing is akin to blaming the mailman for delivering hate mail. The search engine went on to say that, while it is pleased that as a result of its cooperation the bullies in the video have been identified and punished, seeking to hold neutral platforms liable for content posted on them is a direct attack on a free, open Internet.
This is not the first time the trial has been delayed. Scheduled to begin on Feruary 4, proceedings were delayed until February 18. Court has now been adjourned until September 29. If the four men are convicted, the case could change the way sites like YouTube operate
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How on earth is this Google's fault ?
If they get the same judge as the girl who downloaded 24 songs... I'd expect the rope
Follow the money. It's their fault because they have money, and therefore money is to be made by suing them.
LOL people think this world is fair?! Um I have every right to hate on any special needs child or selfish adult. Its my freedom of speech (even though Italy may not have that). This lawsuit and these advocacy group scare the piss out of me, because they obviously have NOOOOOOOO ideal how cruel the REAL WORLD actually is.
this is retarded. whoops! now tomsguide.com should be liable for my ignorant use of the term, "retarded."
seriously, though... retarded.
LOL people think this world is fair?! Um I have every right to hate on any special needs child or selfish adult. Its my freedom of speech (even though Italy may not have that). This lawsuit and these advocacy group scare the piss out of me, because they obviously have NOOOOOOOO ideal how cruel the REAL WORLD actually is.
Yeah, no you don't. Your rights end where another person's begin. You have absolutely no right to harass and or persecute another person because of any mental disability they may have, or any other conditions that make them different.
It's no different than any other hate crime, and I hope the boys that uploaded the video themselves are severely punished for this. Now, are the google executives to blame? No more than the Pirate Bay is for piracy.
I would like to "violate" their wive's rights. It is amazing that this is even a trial. Ever hear of oh... rotten.com??? or a bunch of other sites that show gross dead people and weird junk like that with body parts splattered everywhere? That is all fine and dandy but GOD FORBID somebody posts a video of some idiots making fun of another person who happens to have a medial condition. OH NOEZZZZZ
What calendar is Feruary on??
Jane, what word processor do you use? i don't mean to be nitpicking or what have you but, i haven't used a word processor that didn't instantly complain about bad spelling since... probably Office 95. i love your angle on stories and in general of this site but are you all rushing stories out or is there no one scanning them before posting them?
Yeah, no you don't. Your rights end where another person's begin. You have absolutely no right to harass and or persecute another person because of any mental disability they may have, or any other conditions that make them different.It's no different than any other hate crime, and I hope the boys that uploaded the video themselves are severely punished for this. Now, are the google executives to blame? No more than the Pirate Bay is for piracy.
actually he does have the right, at least here in the good ole USA, to attack one's character or physical/mental ability all he wishes. the limit comes when he physically threatens or causes the person to fear for their lives or safety. up until that point, he's perfectly free to chastise and lambaste the poor soul to his heart's content. there's issues of libel and slander but unless the victim is a very high profile person or very rich, that isn't going anywhere in court. the fact of the matter is this should and should always be a right here in the USA. life is tough and if you're unable to cope with name calling then you'll have many more critical issues that will certainly confound you. why can't we let Darwinism take it's natural course and weed out the weak?
I have always stood for others no matter what color your skin is,your religion, or your sex preferences.Even when i was a child i acted this way cause i learned what hate did to my family.My dad wa sin 4 concentration camps and most of his bloodline was killed in auschwitz.
i have a large holocaust site up at www.bigmeathammer.com (nmae of my main punkband).
Now here is the deal for me and why i do not like how PC this world can be.And I don't support this whole idea of going after google on this.
My band played lots of shows in NYC at an underground punk club called ABC club located right by clinton and husson in lower east side.I believe the full name was ABC NO RIO.Now we never had issues playing this venue until they changed bookers and started to do a PC THING.
When we wanted to play there again even though we had done 3 or 4 shows there before we were told to send a typewritten sheet with the lyrics to our songs as they would now have a policy to look at lyrics and if they thought your lyrics were sexist,homophobic,etc they would not book you.
I said to them FUCK OFF and we never gigged there again and that is basically what i think of PC Behavior.
I am not a dick.I am a nice guy but you can not take away the rights of one group and not everyone else.If i can say something against hate they can say something against me.
in this case we are writing of google should nt be put to trial.the guilty boys who shot the video and harrassed the child should be brought to court.