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Should Google execs be held responsible for illegal video uploads?
This isn't the first time that Google has faced pressure because of videos that were illegally uploaded to Google Video or YouTube. But this time we're not talking about copyrighted music videos or movies. The video in question shows four kids harassing a boy with Down Syndrome. Google removed the video after receiving a complaint. But Italian authorities filed criminal charges of defamation and violation or privacy.
The case seems a bit ridiculous. On the one hand, it's horrible that people would make videos of offensive content and upload it to a site like Google Video. On the other, should Google be held responsible, or should the kids who created the video?
What do you think? Is this like suing paper manufacturers for creating a product that can be used to send death threats and ransom letters? Or is it different because Google could theoretically exert more control over the content that's uploaded to its servers?
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