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Mississippi AG Hood Wins Right to Continue Google Probe

Google can’t duck an investigation by the Mississippi attorney general into objectionable search engine content that the company calls a threat to Internet freedom. A U.S. appeals court said Friday that a judge was wrong to block state Attorney General …

Court Grants Google Copyright Win in Anti-Muslim Film Case

Google Inc., joined by broadcasters and free speech advocates, beat back an actress’ bid to block her appearance in a controversial online video and avoided a ruling it warned would make “Swiss cheese” of copyright law. Cindy Lee Garcia was …

Google Liable for Damages for Celebrities’ Private Photos?

A lawyer who represents about a dozen female celebrities whose private photos were posted online by hackers has threatened to sue Google Inc. for failing to take the photos off its websites, according to the New York Post. Martin Singer, …