In September of 2006, a clip of four Italian youths teasing a teenager with Down syndrome was uploaded to Google Video. Today, the trial of four Google executives on criminal charges of defamation and privacy violations is set to begin in Milan.
Italian prosecutors argue that, even though the clip was removed within 24 hours of Google receiving complaints about it, the company should have kept the footage from appearing in the first place. A precedent for holding sites responsible for third-party content will be set if the execs are convicted.
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