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They want search engines to pay them and that is the issue

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060920-152314

This is from an interview on the subject.

"Our purpose is not to be excluded. Of course, we want to be in the system, but on a legal basis," said Boribon. "We want to be remunerated."

That is a direct quote.

It's not a matter of headlines and a line or two- BTW this most likely would be considered fair use in the US. For some reason Google's lawyers didn't appear to show up to defend them in court in Belgium- which is very odd.

Also Google does not make cache copies of the Google news items. It just links and gives a 15-20 word summary. And yes! that is exactly what fair use/Fair dealings is designed for.

Finally the robots.txt OPT out system has already been ruled legal in the US http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6050667.html

And yes I have used it and it is not hard to use for anyone who is competent- take that anyway you wish.

Posted by: Edward Meyers   Posted on: 10/22/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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