InternetItaly prepares to charge Google execs: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - Italian prosecutors are preparing to file charges against four current or former Google Inc executives over a 2006 video on the Internet provider's Italian-language site, court sources said on Friday.

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors are preparing to file charges against four current or former Google Inc executives over a 2006 video on the Internet provider's Italian-language site, court sources said on Friday. The video shows a teenager with Down syndrome taunted by other youths. Prosecutors have concluded an inquiry that could lead to the executives being charged with defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Under Italian law, the conclusion of an inquiry is usually preparatory before the case goes to a judge to decide whether charges should be filed. The story was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday. The former and current Google executives include the top legal representative and chairman of Google's Italian unit at the time, a now-retired... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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