If you've ever searched your own name on the Internet and
been shocked to find it popping up in less than salubrious company,
you can understand why Milorad Trkulja sued Google.
Not only had the former Melbourne music promoter been shot by an
unknown gunman in 2004 while dining at a restaurant, but he then
found his name and image linked by Internet searches to the
Melbourne underworld. Police stress Mr Trkulja has no criminal
associations and was an innocent bystander.
In 2009 Mr Trkulja asked Google and other search engines to
remove the content and searches linking his name to Melbourne
criminals. Google was linking images of Mr Trkulja alongside well
known underworld figure Tony Mokbel in its search results. Mr
Trkulja said people were avoiding him even though he was an
innocent victim of a gangland shooting.
