The High Court has handed down a decision in the ongoing case between Google and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, saying the search engine giant is not responsible for displaying misleading ads made by a third party.
The decision is similar to the iiNet case last year, in which the High Court ruled the internet service provider was not responsible for copyright infringement conducted on its network.
The unanimous decision comes after a volatile court battle between Google and the ACCC, with the search engine winning the first trial and then the competition regulator winning on appeal.
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Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
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