Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Italian Prosecutors Seek Prison Sentences For Google Execs

Posted by Soulskill on from the badda-boom-badda-...-bing? dept.

angry tapir writes "Milan prosecutors have sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy's privacy laws over the posting of a video showing the bullying of a handicapped teenage boy. The prosecutor's request was backed up by a request by lawyers representing the Milan city council for €300,000 (US$452,000) in moral and material damages. The case concerns the posting on Google Video of a three-minute mobile-phone video showing a handicapped boy being tormented by his classmates in a Turin school."

2 of 197 comments (clear)

  1. I'm sure glad by mandark1967 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that those Italian prosecutors are going after the really guilty parties instead of the little, misguided tykes who perpetrated the incident.

    --
    Sig Follows: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
    1. Re:I'm sure glad by somersault · · Score: 5, Insightful

      In recent news, leaders of the BBC were jailed for showing footage of a warzone during a news report. Obviously, they must be entirely responsible for this war.

      Also, it has just been discovered that if you hide a problem, it goes away.

      --
      which is totally what she said