news.yahoo.com - 11/6/2008
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MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian prosecutor has ordered four former and current Google officials to stand trial on charges related to a video of a taunted youth with Down syndrome posted on its Italian website, court sources said on Wednesday. The prosecutor, Francesco Cajani, ordered the ...
pcworld.com - 11/6/2008
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pcworld.com —
is awaiting confirmation that four employees will face
charges in Italy for failing to stop the publishing...
of a video of a disabled teenager being bullied. The employees will face charges of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal ...
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Business Center: Four Google Officials Likely to Stand ...
reuters.com - 11/6/2008
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reuters.com —
MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian prosecutor has ordered
four former and current Google officials to stand trial...
on charges related to a video of a taunted youth with Down syndrome posted on its Italian website, court sources said on Wednesday. The ...
(more)
Google executives to face trial in Italy: ...
tech.yahoo.com - 11/7/2008
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - A wave of economic gloom
is set to hit mobile phone buyers next year,...
with a growing number of analysts expecting the once-buoyant market to shrink for the first time since the 2001 crash, a Reuters poll showed. On average, ...
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Cell phone makers face toughest year since 2001 ...
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Italy May Go After Google Execs for Teen Vid
Tech Observer —
... According to sources that spoke to Reuters, charges have now been filed. The defendants, who apparently include the Google's Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, have been ordered to appear in Milan to defend themselves against charges of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data. Proceedings are expected to begin in early February. ...
Italy Moves Forward With Plan To Prosecute Google Execs Over Online Video
Techdirt —
... We had hoped that, perhaps, an inkling of common sense would come into the proceedings, but instead, it appears that the Italian prosecutor is moving forward and demanding the execs appear in court for a trial starting early next year. If this moves forward, it sets a horrible precedent, effectively allowing prosecutors to blame just about anyone who is tangentially connected to a crime. It's a travesty of justice, and the Italian justice system should be ashamed that it's even gotten this far. ...
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