Metropolitan International Schools Ltd v Designtechnica Corp

What the court held

Eady J held that Google as a search-engine operator was not the publisher of snippets returned in search results, distinguishing it from primary publishers. Foundational for UK intermediary-liability law in defamation.

Key rulings

• Search engine operators are not publishers of snippets they automatically generate.
• Distinct treatment for pre-notification vs post-notification periods.
• Established principles carried into Tamiz v Google and later cases.

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