In a landmark ruling, Argentina’s Supreme Court Oct. 28 threw out a case filed by a model who sued Google Inc. and Yahoo de Argentina SRL for compensation after her name and pictures ended up on sex-oriented sites (Rodriguez v. Google Inc., R. 522 XLIX, 10/28/14).
In a 3-2 decision, the court said the case amounted to a clash between the freedom of speech principle and privacy issues. And save for some special cases—such as those involving child pornography or condoning racism or genocide—freedom of speech should take precedence over other considerations.
“Freedom of speech is a cornerstone ...
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