Quote:At long last, the couple that sued Google for its Street View capture of their home and yard have achieved victory, in the form of a single dollar. The judge handed down the decision today, and while it's technically a win for the little guy, it doesn't make Google exactly a target for emotional duress money.

In April 2008, Aaron and Christine Boring filed suit on multiple counts against Google over Google Maps' Street View images of their private road. The same information was already available elsewhere on the internet, as well as documents on the home's sale and price, and many of the counts were thrown out. Likewise, an appeal was turned down.

Still, the couple pursued the only viable charge: a Count II Trespass. Two and half years later, the court ruled has ruled in their favor, conceding that, technically, they have a point. But their blatant lack of concern about privacy in other venues (including the fact that the couple did not seal the suit so their names wouldn't be attached) must have grated on the judge, because they were awarded a grand total of $1 in nominal damages.