Google ordered to pay 500,000 to F1 racer

It said the damages could be raised to USD 700,000 because of the case was lodged in July 2006,and that Google risked a daily fine of USD 590 until the pages referring to Barrichello were removed.

Orkut,owned by Google,has a big following in Brazil,though it is losing some ground to a new Portuguese-language version of Facebook that has become available.

The 15th district court of Sao Paulo hearing the civil case determined that Google8217;s responsibility was proved because it managed the site and established the rules for its use.