On 10/14/05, Bruce Byfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2005-14-10 at 12:42 -0400, Chad Smith wrote: > > > Comparing a website that filters out certain links to other > > websites due to local laws to a company that built gas chambers and > death > > camps for Hitler is far from apples and oranges. At least apples and > oranges > > are both fruit. This is more like comparing apple and Totem polls. > > Two points: > > - In most countries, being an accessory to a crime is also a crime. > > - Corporations are legally individuals. > > Put these two facts together, and maybe you can see why people are > saying that Google is culpable. > > Whether it actually is culpable is another matter, and can be debated. > But the logic is plain enough.
That is *exactly* why Google *has to* abide by the laws of the land. Other wise they *would be* guilty of a crime. Filtering out the word "Democracy" is still nothing remotely similar to building the "showers" in Auschwitz! Filtering search results based on the demands of the local government *IS NOT A CRIME*. -Chad Smith
