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High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne

High Court asked to decide if search engine giant Google is a publisher of content

The High Court will hear arguments about whether Google is a publisher of content or simply a search tool. (AP: Jeff Chiu)

Google and Melbourne lawyer George Defteros are set for a showdown in the High Court of Australia over whether the search engine giant is classified as a publisher or not.

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