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There is no incentive for Google to take cases all the way through the court system just so they could set a precedent that helps the rest of us. There's actua
by AndrewWarner 18y ago
There is no incentive for Google to take cases all the way through the court system just so they could set a precedent that helps the rest of us.
There's actually a disincentive for them to do that since precedents could help their competition and court cases have unexpected consequences.
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- nebula 18y agoThere is no incentive for Google to take cases all the way through the court system just so they could set a precedent that helps the rest of us. The article says that the proposed settlement over book indexing is for $125M. I have no idea if it costs that kind of money to obtain justice. One thing made me very uncomfortable while reading the article: the fact that one needs deep pockets to fight it out in the courts. When the amount of money one has significantly affects the outcome of a legal fight, what is the meaning of law? Isn't it how Microsoft gets away with pretty much anything?