Google executives have been ordered by an Italian prosecutor to stand trial on charges related to a video of a child with Down syndrome being humiliated by other kids who then posted the video on Google Video Italia.
The offending video only appeared on Google Video for a short while as Google administrators removed the video after receiving complaints. The Italian prosecutor has ordered the defendants to appear in a Milan court on February 3 to face charges of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data, an anonymous source told
Google has not yet received an official notice and is concerned the case could set a troublesome precedent. Google does not believe it should be punished for what is posted to its sites by third parties. Interestingly the judge in the case is prepared to drop the charges of defamation and breach of privacy against the boys in the case if they own up to what they did, but apparently is not showing the same type of leniency towards Google.
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