04-08-2002, 03:16 PM
The anti-scientology links returned to the site after the legal action by the church of scientology was found to have no merit. Basically Google said it has taken a stance that they remove first, then review the legitimacy of the legal action. Google is first and formost a business so they have to cover their asses. At least they did the right thing in the end and put the links back up.
The removal had nothing to do with free speech. The Church of Scientology tried to claim that the site was using copywritten material on their site which was later found to be false. The Scientologists were simply manipulating the courts to try and apply pressure to Google.
The removal had nothing to do with free speech. The Church of Scientology tried to claim that the site was using copywritten material on their site which was later found to be false. The Scientologists were simply manipulating the courts to try and apply pressure to Google.
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