Larger threat is seen in Google case

The verdict, though subject to appeal, could have sweeping implications worldwide for internet freedom: It suggests that Google is not simply a tool for its users, as it contends, but is effectively no different from any other media company, like newspapers or television, that provides content and could be regulated.  Ay, carumba.
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/technology/companies/25google.html

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