High Court rules Google search result is not a ‘publication’ for purposes of defamation – Business News

Introduction

The High Court of Australia recently held in Google LLC v Defteros that Google is not a publisher of defamatory content when providing hyperlinks to searchers. [1] This is a crucial win for Google and helps shed light on the Court’s stance on the liability of search engines in providing links to third-party publications that may be construed as defamatory.

Background

Melbourne-based criminal lawyer Mr Defteros was charged in 2004 with conspiracy and incitement to commit murder. A year later the charges were dropped but an article by newspaper The Age detailing Mr Defteros’ charges remained published. In 2016, Mr Defteros commenced proceedings against Google. He alleged that Google was liable for defamation as The Age article appeared from a Google search of his name. Mr Defteros successfully sued Google in 2020. Given the precedent it set, Google appealed the case all the way to the High Court, resulting in the appeal being allowed and Google being held not liable as…

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