bloomberg.com — A Brussels court says Google violated copyright laws by publishing links to Belgian newspapers without permission and is ordering the search giant to remove them. Google must pay $32,500 a day until it removes all Belgian news content. There is "no exception" for Google in copyright law.
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rattelerFeb 14, 2007
Google should block all of Belguim until they change their copyright law. Let's see who needs who more.
tomakunFeb 14, 2007
No one gets my Douglas Adams reference... how sad.
juicyjFeb 14, 2007
Gee..why did I expect such idiotic responses from the assh**es at Digg with ZERO knowledge of what is actually happening to the newspaper, and instead basing their reactions on their FEELINGS like the little bitches that you are.When Google links to stories directly, they lose page views. Google gains page views. So basically Google is stealing their content (since they have said many times that they DON'T want Google to include it) and in doing so, is taking page views, and hence, revenue away from them.Of course, without ANY facts, you all KNOW that being included is giving them more readers and more money. Sure..what would the accounting departments who are a s**tload smarter than all of you put together know about it with all their facts and actual data. There is n way they would know more than your FEELINGS tell you.-Used without permission from broomette. Well said, mate!
brandonabellFeb 14, 2007
They're just pissed that googling "waffles" goes to John Kerry's website and not theirs.
brandonabellFeb 14, 2007
Crap, well it used to. :-P
chriskeFeb 15, 2007
Could you all just stop bashing all of Belgium? It's not because there are a couple of idiotic newspapers who decided to sue google, that all Belgium's that stupid. Most of us, like me, don't agree with those newspapers, and hope they lose hits on their website by taking this foolish steps against google.How would americans feel if we start bashing them because of the stupid actions their president takes?Could you please think about what you write before you push the submit-button. Now you just look like racist morons, instead of making a point about the idiocy of these newspapers.