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Google v. Equustek Solutions Inc.

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A Canadian court ordered Google to remove links to a company's products from its search engine worldwide, not just in…

A Canadian court ordered Google to remove links to a company’s products from its search engine worldwide, not just in Canada. Google appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the Reporters Committee and a coalition of American media companies intervened to argue that such worldwide takedown demands are overbroad and will have a seriously detrimental effect on freedom of expression, particularly if other countries impose similarly sweeping restrictions to enforce their own laws.

2016-07-11-Motion for Intervention of the Media Coalition and Memorandum of Argument

 

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