Philip Willan reports on the trial of four Google executives in Milan. The case stems from a video depicting harassment of a disabled youth that was uploaded to Google Video and that was not pulled until two months after it was uploaded. Google claims it removed the video as soon as it was made aware…
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The Google trial in Italy: Fleischer comments
Peter Fleischer, Google’s Global Privacy Counsel, has resumed blogging after a long hiatus that is related to Italy’s criminal charges against him and other Google executives. The charges are the result of a video that some Italian teens uploaded showing the harassment of a classmate with Down’s Syndrome. Peter explains his absence: I was rattled…
Criminal prosecution of Google execs not over in Italy
Peter Fleischer writes: In December of last year, an Italian Court of Appeals overturned my conviction—as well as that of two other Googlers—for violating Italian privacy law in a case that stemmed from a user-uploaded video. I was pleased that well-reasoned legal principles had prevailed, and was hopeful that that would be the end of this long saga. Last…
A Glorious Day for a Free Internet in Italy
Peter Fleischer, understandably basking in a post-acquittal glow, writes: Just before Christmas, an Italian Appeals Court over-turned the convictions of three Googlers, including myself, for allegedly violating Italian privacy law. Now, after roughly 2 months, the Court has issued its written opinion to explain its decision. The Court’s opinion is a lucid and ringing endorsement of the principles Google…