Judge Says Google Employees Responsible for Content Posted by Users
Italian court finds Google employees guilty of violating privacy statutes because the company was attempting to profit from the video of an autistic child being mistreated by classmates. Ads displayed while viewers watched the video 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
