Leosghost - 6:32 pm on Oct 1, 2009 (gmt 0)

I think this whole case is very valid, but it bothers me to see the three men "taking one for the team" when in reality the buck should have stopped a lot higher. How much control did they have (in reality) when they still have people to answer to.

Agreed ..Normally when one picks up the CEO salary package one picks up the "buck stops here" desk plaque ..
If Brin, Page and Schmidt were in the dock in Italy ( after all they make G policy ..not the underlings ) ..they might get a sense of responsibility and honour and dare one say ethics ..sadly lacking in GOOG since the IPO and even before the IPO in many areas of their business..

Hopefully the Italians will slap a large fine on those three aswell as the company ..and an injunction to the effect that if they cause their business to break the law again then there will be a request to the US for extradition to Italy for the three of them to answer personally to charges ..