A court in the United Kingdom ruled that Google is not liable for defamatory material that appears in its search results because it is not a "publisher" of such material. The court equated Google to a library catalogue, which would not be held liable for the content of the books it lists. The UK has traditionally been friendly to libel claimants, so this decision -- though consistent with rulings in the US and EU -- is an important precedent for search engines.
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