Legal issues for Google / Yahoo and MS in India
August 14th, 2008 by Annkur
Google India is facing a defamation case filed by Gremach Infrastructure Equipments & Projects on a series of articles published on Blogger. The articles were about the companies mines in Mozambique. The high court has asked Google to provide details about the blogger.
“In its petition filed, Gremach said a series of articles titled “Toxic Writer” were posted on Google’s blogging site between January and February. The article amounted to a “hate campaign” against the company, according to Gremach.” - ET
While the first incident in India pertaining a blogger (yeah, for some Orkut was the only known platform), this comes at a time when increasing number of bloggers are being tamed by the authorities across the world (mainly in oppressive regimes).
In a second case Google India, Yahoo and Microsoft have been submitted a notice by the supreme court based on a petition seeking a ban on popular online search engines promoting sex selection techniques (displaying ads). While the petetioner claims that the sites were brought to the notice of the concerned authorities, no action was taken.
Currently Google only allows ‘Family Safe’ Ads in India, and it has previously assured the supreme court on strict implementation of the ‘Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act’.
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