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Google Complains About Censorship Charge

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After blowing away ads aimed at criticizing MoveOn.org by name, Google's public policy wonks fired back and asserted that trademarks, not politics, played a role.

Readers may recognize the name 'Lance Dutson' from our coverage of his battles against an ad agency over its business with the state of Maine (see here.)

Dutson emerged in the news again, this time as an advocate for Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins. Robert Cox, head of the Media Bloggers Association, wrote in

Cox posted a response on Google's Public Policy blog, exhorting the company to change its policy. "There is no basis in trademark law to support MoveOn's claim," said Cox.

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