News America, Inc. v. Google, Inc., No. 05-MC-80179 (N.D. Cal. filed Aug. 4, 2005).
Status: Dismissed by court


News Corp. subsidiary News America, publisher of the New York Post, subpoenaed Google to try to find the identity of a blogger who was posting the Post’s "Page 6" daily gossip column in total, except for the advertising. There was no further action in the case, although the site (http://page6blog.blogspot.com/) has been removed. The case was terminated by the court on May 4, 2006.

Links and Court Documents:
http://www.adrants.com/2005/06/adfree-gawker-and-page-six-blogs.php
NY Post letter to Google: http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=2121

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