Volume II

Issue : 18: September 23, 2004

• New U.S. Action and German Court Decision on Googles Adwords Program
• Supermarket Chain Faces Privacy Lawsuit
• Scottish Online Defamation Suit Settles
• Google Launches Controversial Hong Kong Website
• U.S. Federal Bill Would Prohibit Double State Taxation of Telecommuter Income
• Release of Revised Draft Regulations to Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002
• Ontario Racing Commission Challenges Canadian Gambling Site
• Pennsylvania Internet Child Pornography Act Struck Down

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Google Launches Controversial Hong Kong Website

Local media in Hong Kong threatened legal action against Google for copyright infringement as it launched its " Hong Kong news" website on September 9, 2004 . The Google site uses news summaries from local media and provides links to their websites. In defending its actions, Google's spokesperson referred to its news services as a "digital newsstand" offering headlines from a variety of newspapers, from which users can choose which site to visit. Publishers who do not want to be included in Google news can opt out, although this is rare.

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