Chinese Professor Sues Google, Yahoo Over Search Exclusion
Much has been said about the fact that Google and Yahoo! censor their Chinese search results. The companies argue that they are acting in accordance with Chinese law and the conditions of doing business in China. Others criticise them for willing to collaborate with state censorship in pursuit of market share.
Now Guo Quan, an expert on classical Chinese literature and the 1937 Nanjing massacre of Chinese civilians by Japanese troops, is planning to sue (via) Google after he discovered that his name had been excised in searches of its google.cn portal in China.
Mr Guo did not mince words in his open letter. “To make money, Google has become a servile Pekinese dog wagging its tail at the heels of the Chinese communists,” he wrote.
Mr Guo is unable to sue Google or Yahoo! in China since they have no formal legal identity, but is planning to press his lawsuits against the parent companies in the United States.
Sunday 10 Feb 2008 | Paul | China
