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2 June 2003

SearchKing vs Google Lawsuit Dismissed

An Oklahoma court has granted Google's Motion to Dismiss the case brought against them by disgruntled owner of SearchKing, Bob Massa.

Last August, Mr Massa's PR Ad Network allegedly used Google's proprietory PageRank™ system to sell ad space on his network of portals, which led to Google manually applying a low PageRank™ score to his network of sites. Mr Massa responded with a lawsuit, claiming his ability to do business had been infringed by Google's manual adjustment.

Google responded with a Motion to Dismiss the case, asserting they were immune from Tort Liability arising from the manual devaluation, because PageRank™ constitutes protected speech. This week, the judge agreed with Google, stating:

"The court simply finds there is no conceivable way to prove that the relative significance assigned to a given Web site is false," the judge said. "Accordingly, the court concludes Google's PageRanks are entitled to full constitutional protection."

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