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8 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 883 (2011-2012)
Google: First Amendment Protection for Search Engine Search Results

handle is hein.journals/jecoplcy8 and id is 899 raw text is: 2012] GOOGLE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION FOR SEARCH ENGINE SEARCH RESULTS Eugene Volokh & Donald M. Falk' INTRODUCTION ...............................................884 I. ACCUSATIONS AND FACTS .....................................885 II. THE FIRST AMENDMENT FULLY PROTECTS SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS .............................................886 A. The First Amendment Fully Protects Internet Speech............887 B. The First Amendment Fully Protects Editorial Choices About What to Include or Exclude in One's Speech Product............887 C. That Search Engine Results Are Created with the Help of Computerized Algorithms Does Not Rob Them of First Amendment Protection .................. ......888 D. The First Amendment Fully Protects Facts and Opinions on Nonpolitical Subjects ..................... ......889 E. The First Amendment Fully Protects Interactive Media ........890 F. The First Amendment Fully Protects Aggregation of Materials Authored by Others........................891 G. The Rules Governing Speech That Is Acted on Mechanically Are Inapplicable Here ..................................892 H. Google Has Never Surrendered the Right-Which All Speakers Possess-To Choose What Information It Presents and How It Presents It ..................... .......893 1II. THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTS SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS AGAINST ANTITRUST LAW.................... ............895 CONCLUSION ......................................... .......899 * Eugene Volokh: Academic Affiliate, Mayer Brown LLP, 350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-1503, (310) 206-3926. Donald M. Falk: Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306-2112, (650) 331-2030. This article is the published version of a White Paper commissioned by Google, but the views within it should not necessarily be ascribed to Google. 883

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