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Belgium and Google — stupid, stupid, stupid

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

I confess that I still don’t get the whole Belgium vs. Google thing. I keep reading about it and reading about it, and thinking about it — hoping that I have somehow missed a crucial point or argument in the newspapers’ position that makes this whole thing sensi ... Continue reading »

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  • Eric

    2 years ago

    I agree with you, this victory could signal the end of easy access to news stories online. Agencies like copiepresse, have their equals in many countries and I just hoe that none of them will follow suit. I think that this is either some bureaucratic atack on what they perceive to be an american incursion on their property, or a complet lack of understanding of what is actually happening out in today'S web. If they think that Google in a deterant to them trying to sell their own content, well they should observe what many networks here in canada o with their online content. Teasing us to no-end with their subscription based access, until a certain amount of time has passed. i.e. Canada.com
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