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TechCrunch: Can Someone Please Tell This Italian Judge What YouTube Is?
Sometimes I despair of Europe, even though I’m proud of what can be achieved here. But really, guys, can we get it together?

Gizmodo: Italian Court Finds Google Employees Guilty Over a Google Video They Had Nothing To Do With
Instead of being sent a bottle of Tuscan wine, four Google employees were slapped with charges “for failure to comply with the Italian privacy code” and criminal defamation. Pretty absurd, right?

Engadget: Google executives found guilty of violating privacy of student bullied on video
Hold tight kids, internet privacy laws just got flipped upside down.

Google Italy Executives Found Guilty Over Offensive Video
This decision sets a disconcerting legal precedent.

The Guardian: Google Italy ruling threatens YouTube pursuit of profitability
Clear implication of Milan court’s judgment against three executives is that every hosted video should be pre-screened

BBC News: Google bosses convicted in Italy
An Italian court has convicted three Google executives in a trial over a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied.

The Register: Google execs protest Italian guilty verdicts
Beating a disabled child should stay private