'We do not have control over blog content,' Google
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 00:20 IST   |    10 Comments
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'We do not have control over blog content,' Google
Bangalore: Google India said on Monday that it will not be able to control the publication of content on its blogging website. The company has moved the Bombay High Court over an order restraining the website from allowing the publication of defamatory blogs. Google India said, "We cannot control the publication of content on its blogging website." The company has moved the Bombay High Court over an order restraining the website from allowing the publication of defamatory blogs. Srikant Doijode, Lawyer, Google India said, "The blogging site is managed by Google, U.S. Even if there is an order restraining such blogs, it cannot do anything." Google India does not have any responsibility for the content of the blog. "We (Google India) are not a party to the agreement between Google and those who use the blog," said Doijode. Earlier, city-based cardiologist Dr Ashwin Mehta had approached the court after finding that more than 20 blogs on the website were defaming him. A single judge of the high court had ordered Google to remove those blogs and prevent such incidents in the future. "Google only provides a platform," argued Google India's counsel, adding that on account of the earlier order, it (Google) will be held in contempt if there is any fresh offensive blog about Dr Mehta. Doijode has pointed out that if the content is defamatory and the court wants its removal from the website, the same can be done. Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and justice SC Dharmadhikari have posted the case for final hearing on July 7.

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