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Google PageRank Suit Dismissed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the start-that dept.

idobi writes to mention a C|Net article covering the dismissal of the Google page ranking case. Despite the loss, KinderStart also saw the ruling as a victory. The judge left the door open for a refiling, and the company is seeking to bring the suit to class-action status. Assistant professor of law at Marquette University Law School Eric Goldman comments in the article: "Frankly, there are very few novel or surprising aspects of this ruling. For example, the judge rejected the claim that Google was a state actor, but this ruling is entirely consistent with the dozen or so precedents involving private Internet companies ... The other rulings seemed very sensible and fairly predictable from the complaint. It's pretty clear that the judge thinks that some of KinderStart's claims have no chance even with repleading, but the judge apparently has decided to give KinderStart that chance rather than just shutting the door."

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  1. You can... by Kuxman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You can always lock your doors and turn on the alarm system, but Windows is always open. I wonder if the DOJ is running Microsoft Judge 2000?

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  2. OOGA-BOOGA!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OOGA-BOOGA!!!

  3. Re:I don't get it by kahei · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Yes... how often I sadly recall our crushing defeat in Korea. First, we were driven completely from the peninsula. Then, we failed hopelessly to counterattack at Incheon. To add insult to injury, we in no way succeeded in driving the shattered remains of the NK army almost all the way to China.

    Faced with the might of the Red Army, we then surrendered practically without a fight at the Imjin River(*). Heavily outnumbered, we in no way stabilized the situation at the 38th parallel and we then failed completely to eventually broker a ceasefire -- and in the process, we were utterly unable to protect Seoul from falling under communist control.

    I only hope we can learn from this terrible mistake. In other news, you're an idiot in various ways :)

    (*) it was a British unit that actually bore the brunt of the Chinese attack, but whatever.

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  4. co3k by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    suuplies to private of its core and finNancial