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Doesn't this make Google Translate illegal too?

• jerf 13y ago
  If someone pushed the issue, it may very well be. It's probably similar to search itself... it established itself on the web before copyright became an issue, for most people it's just "part of the web" and they don't think about it, but my personal opinion is that if we had somehow made it this far without an Internet search engine, and someone tried to start one today, it would be nearly instantly destroyed in massive, numerous copyright lawsuits. Translation functionality has also been around for a while, and may be similarly sort-of "grandfathered".
• jalanb 13y ago
  Not for long at the rate Google services are dropping: https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/3001634?p=maps_android_latitude https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/3001634?p=maps_android...
• yaix 13y ago
  No. Google has enough money for lengthy court cases and lobbyism.
• zipppy 13y ago
  Google isn't distributing translations. They're simply providing a tool to generate translations. You could type out a book in a text editor, but that isn't the same situation as this website. (also, I hope the charges (if any) are dropped, I just don't think this is the same as google translate)
• petegrif 13y ago
  No. Google Translate is a tool, just like a DVD burner. It may of course be used in a way that, for example, results in a copyright violation, just as a DVD burner may be used in such a way, but this does not make the tool illegal. The law has been clear on this since VCRs.