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The conviction of three executives of Google for the video in which an autistic boy being beaten, not only is an event so far unique, but raises serious questions about freedom on the web .

Began immediately by saying that I disagree with this ruling, even before reading the reasoning. The risk today is freer grandfather on the web and is liable to be even more dangerous developments. To say that Goole is responsible for all those fools who hit the boy in the video I think is a stretch. It 's the first time that a court of a country, evolved from all points of view, take the trouble to bring to trial the company has set up the search engine on the web more powerful. This is not to say that Google is untouchable. But it is strange.

Looking good as we arrived at this decision, immediately there was a fundamental mistake, namely that the court acts in mind Google as a publisher. And that's the point: Google is not a publisher and as such has no obligation to check this or that content. What, however, faced by newspapers. Google is not a publishing group that news, no. Goole is a space that provides all you need on the web . So while it may foreshadow a violation of privacy , since sensitive data are transmitted without aprovar concerned, the other not puòcontestare to Google on libel. In fact, the three leaders are acquitted for the crime of defamation but convicted of breach of privacy by a sentence of six months imprisonment.

Mark Pancini of Google Italy:

We are deeply troubled. The decision of the court of Milan - Pancini states - our colleagues have nothing to do with the video in question. Are not in the video, they have not turned, have not loaded, nor watched. We believe that our colleagues in the process have no great courage and dignity. The mere fact that they have been processed is excessive. " "There's another reason - he adds - for which we are deeply troubled by this decision we are faced with an attack on the fundamental principles of freedom upon which was built the Internet . The existing law was adopted specifically to empower Internet service providers to protect from damage liability, provided that they remove illegal content as soon as informed of their existence. If these principles are not, and s and sites such as blogs, Facebook, YouTube are considered responsible for the control of every video, it would mean the end of the Internet as we know, with all the technological and political consequences. These principles are important to us, so we will continue to follow our colleagues on appeal.

Already Freedom of web , and here we go again. I believe however that in this case and that Google - China there is a big difference. As the news has gone around the world, really have all spoken, and in some cases yielding to the temptation to make comparisons, earthen us to say that however we are not in China , not yet. In the sense that if this story should have consequences for dangerous, even political, also protested today the U.S. Ambassador to Italy, then the risk is real. Anna Masera La Stampa wrote:

'S Internet Service Provider, ie Google , that the highway has a duty to monitor users, or must settle their self possession of the license (ie the consent of the subjects in a movie)? If you said no, we are in Europe and the West, and Google , like all Internet service provider, not an editor. If you answer yes, we are a bit 'less in Europe, and a little' more in China and Iran: we are in good company, Mr. Murdoch and all the multinational global publishing, who want to harness the freedom of expression on the net, and Google becomes a publisher.

As if to say, Italy is not China , but continuing at this rate the passage is short.

But I also think the impact that a case like this can have on our country. And 'well known that from the perspective of Web , Italy has much to do, many countries are far ahead. Structural problems and attitudes mean that even to the web there is a positive consciousness. Far from it. Increase nostrani surfers, but few believe that the Web is a powerful means of communication and growth. English begins to our politicians. And now this situation is likely even more aggravating things.