Google Tells Woman Which Arm To Twist

Google may not voluntary provide information on the identity of its advertisers, but if you have a good case, then the company may tell you how to have the courts make them do it. When Helen Grant, the British author of the forthcoming book Unlock Reality, found an AdWords link to a site called RealityUnlocked.com, on which could be downloaded an early draft of the book, she immediately contacted Google to identify the culprit who had blatantly violated her copyright. Google declined to identify the advertiser. A little arm-twisting and Google told Grant how to get the High Court to force the company into revealing the offender's identity. And so, she did. Grant took her case to the High Court, where the judge agreed with Google that that was indeed how it was done. As reported by the here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web