Google and Schmidt Convicted of Defamation, in French Court

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A French court has convicted Google and CEO Eric Schmidt for defamation. The ruling came as a result of Google's Suggest function, which brought up terms such as "rapist" and "satanist" when people Googled the plaintiff's name. The man who filed the lawsuit had been previously convicted of "corruption of a minor." However, the case is under appeal, meaning it's not final. The man discovered the results on entering his name in a Google search. The Suggest function does what it sounds like, suggests

27 Sep, 2010


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Source: http://www.hothardware.com/News/Google-and-Schmidt-Convicted-of-Defamation-in-French-Court
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