The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its decision in Google Inc v Equustek (2017 SCC 34). This is the case in which a small Canadian technology company, Equustek, asked the Canadian courts to grant an injunction against the well-known US search engine ordering it to de-index specified websites – not just on its Canadian domain google.ca, but on a worldwide basis. Read the rest of this entry »
Worldwide search de-indexing orders: Google v Equustek – Graham Smith
26 07 2017Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Cyberleagle, Equustek, Google, Graham Smith
Categories : Canada, Injunction
Case Law, Canada: Google Inc v Equustek Solutions, Supreme Court upholds worldwide Google blocking injunction – Hugh Tomlinson QC
2 07 2017On 28 June 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down judgment in the controversial case of Google Inc v Equustek Solutions (2017 SCC 34) dismissing (7:2) Google’s appeal against a worldwide injunction ordering it to remove websites from search results (2014 BCSC 1063). The result of this decision is that worldwide injunction against Google remains in place. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Equustek, Google, Hugh Tomlinson QC
Categories : Canada, Caselaw, Injunction
Australia: High Court grants permission to appeal in Google libel case
1 07 2017
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Tags: Gazette of Law and Journalism, Google
Categories : Australia, Libel
News: German Court orders Google not to link to Lumen database showing takedown order
18 06 2017
A German Court has ordered Google not to link to the Lumen (formerly known as “Chilling Effects”) database after it had taken down defamatory content as a result of an earlier Court order. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Germany, Google, Lumen
Categories : Germany, Libel
Case Law, Australia: Defteros v Google Inc, Melbourne defamation lawyer loses to Google – Justin Castelan
14 05 2017
Google Australia Pty Ltd – it looks like Google, smells like Google and it very much tries to act like it is not Google. For several years there have been several people who have all tried to sue Google Australia or Google New Zealand or Google UK, perhaps trying to get a local defendant when it is Google Incin America that produces the search results which they complain about. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Defamation Watch, Google
Categories : Australia, Caselaw, Libel
Google’s YouTube battle with big brands could shake up how content is shared – Robert Cluley
4 04 2017
Leading brands are boycotting advertising services on Google’s YouTube after their ads were placed alongside content they deemed inappropriate and – even worse – were charged for the privilege. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Advertising, Google, Robert Cluley, The Conversation
Categories : Media
Australia: lnternet publication, liability and context – Dr David Rolph
4 02 2017Comments : 3 Comments »
Tags: David Rolph, Gazette of Law and Journalism, Google
Categories : Australia, Libel, Social Media
