05-05-2006, 10:46 AM
Nassau County (New York) Legislator Jeffrey Toback has sued Google alleging it profits from child pornography.
full article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/conws/3840910.html
Quote:The complaint compares Google as a landlord of an "Internet mall" to the landlord of a shopping center mall. The plaintiffs charge that Google has a duty, like any other landlord, to insure that criminal activity and other hazardous conditions are not permitted to go unabated and to cause damages to its users. [<--similar to what Tiffany & Co. is contending in its lawsuit against eBay]
As a remedy, the suit asks that Google be compelled to:
-- Prohibit on its Google site links or advertising relating
to websites that display, market or otherwise provide illegal
access to Pornography.
-- Prohibit access through the Google site to pornographers and
traders in illegal pornography.
-- Comply with state and federal statutes relating to Child
Pornography, including, without limitation, the Protection of
Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, which obliges Google
to report violations of child pornography and obscenity laws.
-- Post warnings to purveyors and distributors of Child Pornography
that their criminal activities are subject to monitoring and
reporting to law enforcement agencies.
-- Provide filters and all other available technology to concerned
Google site users to block the display and access to Child
Pornography.
full article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/conws/3840910.html