Rome court finds Google employees guilty of violating privacy statutes for attempting to profit from the video of an autistic child being mistreated by classmates. Content generates ad revenue for the search engine giant. Viewers of the video meant any ads displayed generated money for the company. This was the first case in which Google employees were found criminally responsible for content posted by a user. The judge in his ruling said that the Internet is not the wild west and not everything that could be done should be allowed.
Italian Judge Cites Profit as Justifying a Google Conviction, By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO, New York Times, April 12, 2010
