Resumen de Germany: : Google bbliged to delete �Autocomplete� Entries
In a decision of 8 April 2014, the Oberlandesgericht Köln (Cologne Appeal Court - OLG) ruled that Google can be obliged to delete content in the form of �autocomplete� suggestions that breach personality rights (case no. 15 U 199/11). In the proceedings, a public limited company and its chairman had lodged a claim against the search engine operator after Google had suggested the terms �Scientology� and �Betrug� (the German word for �fraud�) when the chairman�s name was entered. The chairman claimed that this infringed his personality rights, while his company believed that it damaged its commercial reputation. Both sought the removal of the �autocomplete� suggestions and reimbursement of their legal costs, while the chairman also sought financial compensation from Google.
