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ACCC to appeal Google court decision

Source: Herald Sun

THE competition watchdog says it will appeal a court decision that rejected its claim Google was engaging in misleading conduct.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lost its Federal Court case against Google last month in which it claimed the search engine failed to distinguish properly between advertisements and search results.

Justice John Nicholas rejected the ACCC's claim that Google was engaged in conduct likely to mislead or deceive the public.

Today, the ACCC said it would appeal the decision to the Full Federal Court.

Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/accc-to-appeal-google-court-decision/story-e6frf7ko-1226166063404

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