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If you feel that Google, or any other search engine, is ripping you off, you can use robots.txt to deny them access. They voluntarily agreed to follow rules lai
by blfr 12y ago
If you feel that Google, or any other search engine, is ripping you off, you can use robots.txt to deny them access. They voluntarily agreed to follow rules laid there. You don't need to bother with a copyright argument.
If you represent a whole industry, like AEDE here, you can even roll out your own news aggregator. Since member outlets can shut Google out, it would be relatively easy to make this new site a popular, maybe even default, destination for news consumers. Then share profits however you believe is fair.
- woah 12y agoI'm guessing they're way better at lawyering than coding
- zanny 12y agoThis is why the behavior of AEDE here disgusts me, while I am a fan of attempts to break up Microsofts business and desktop monopolies. Google is in a symbiotic relationship with news agencies here. They may not like it, but Google is not ripping anyone off operating a news aggregator, and their willingness to just up and leave proves it. Spanish media just wanted a piece of the Google pie and now it is biting them in their own ass and now they are trying to use the state to force Google to give them money. Its like they want their mafia dues for owning the state enough to pass bullshit like the original law.