Lawsuit Against Google Dismissed 89
Weather Storm writes in with news from PCWorld that a US District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Google by a company that accused them of manipulating search results for political and religious reasons and skewing results in favor of companies that compensate Google financially. The lawsuit (discussed on Slashdot last year) was filed by KinderStart, a parenting information Web site that claims it was illegally blocked from Google search results. The judge not only dismissed the lawsuit but granted a motion by Google to sanction KinderStart and one of its lawyers. Google can now seek "reasonable compensation" for attorney fees because KinderStart's lawyer filed claims that were factually baseless and did not perform an adequate investigation before filing the lawsuit.
Not far enough (Score:5, Insightful)
I mean, so what if Google skews their search results? They aren't under any obligation to link to the whole web or to do so in an objective manner.
Imagine if NewsMedia Had To Do This! (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Imagine if NewsMedia Had To Do This! (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Imagine if NewsMedia Had To Do This! (Score:3, Insightful)
The media is inane enough, it doesn't need more help from people who 'know what is good for us'.