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Canadian complains of defamation in Google search results

April 22, 2005

 

Sender Information:
[individual]
Sent by: [Private]
[Private]
Montreal, Quebec, H3Z 1S3, Canada

Recipient Information:
User Support, DMCA Complaints
Google, Inc.
Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA

Sent via: fax
Re: Defamation of character complaint by [Private]

Subject: Defamation of character complaint by [Private] dated March 3, 2005 and your email message of Thursday March 24, 2005 your reference #23426462
Dear Sirs,

In response to your aforementioned email message we have completed as follows the nine items you require to look into our claim and take action on our request.


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Each of the search result URL's identified above contains Defamatory Libel, which as defined in the criminal code of Canada (article 298 of the criminal code of Canada) is a matter published, without lawful justification or excuse, that is likely to injure the reputation of any person by exposing him to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or that is designed to insult the person of or concerning whom it is published. A person publishes a libel when he: a) exhibits it in public b) causes it to be read or seen, or c) shows or delivers it, or causes it to be shown or delivered, with intent that it should be read or seen by the person whom it defames or by any other person (article 299 of the criminal code of Canada).

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