I know that this law might get misused by some large organizations to get unfavorable stories removed from search engines but in general it was meant to protect individuals who may have done something in the past that they regret which is effecting them now because it comes up on a Google search
A friend of mine was done for drug possession when he was a teenager, he is now in his 30s and has a family and never been in trouble since. The conviction has now expired - so he doesn't need to inform people when he applies for a job - but yet stories in the local newspapers online archive could still be found by a Google search and could affect his job prospects.
If Google had been told the law requires them to remove the link, to just push the link one extra click away is them clearly trying to get around the law.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
