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Sunny Gardens℠ Lounge => Open Topic => : ohcnetwork January 27, 2006, 07:14:54 PM
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U.S. court sets date for Google hearing over search subpoena
JANUARY 27, 2006 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Google Inc. attorneys will square off against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) at a Feb. 27 hearing over the issue of providing the government with information about searches for pornography on the company's site.
U.S. District Court Judge James Ware yesterday set that hearing date in the case, which will be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales filed a motion in that court to compel Google to comply with a subpoena for search records. The DOJ claims that it needs the records to bolster its argument that a federal law is more effective than filtering software when it comes to restricting access by children under the age of 18 to online pornographic content.
Click here (http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,108138,00.html) to read the rest of the story.
We'll see how Google will handle legal problems. Microsoft handled its legal problems pretty well in the end, and the rest is history. This is going to be one of major problems for Google, and this may have a big impact on its future.