Reining in Google

CDPatten writes "The Washington Times has an op-ed piece by two writers typically on opposing sides of the isle, Pat Schroeder and Bob Barr. The article is brief, but overwhelmingly opposes the Google Print service. From the article 'Not only is Google trying to rewrite copyright law, it is also crushing creativity ...Google envisions a world in which all content is free; and of course, it controls the portal through which Internet user's access that content. It would completely devalue everyone else's property and massively increase the value of its own.'. It sounds to me like they might be slightly peeved that Google is resuming the scanning.

Wait

[Mark_MF-WN]

Wait a minute. Are these guys saying that Google is some sort... BUSINESS?! Good god!

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Re:Washington Times? That Moonie piece of crap?

[Anonymous Coward]

Let me guess, you would prefer we read left-wing tabloids like the NYT or Washington Post, correct?

Not that I agree with the article either, but the left-leaning slashbots' response to the source is entirely predictable.

Don't make jokes

[nine-times]

Their absolutely right! No one is going to try to write anything creative anymore. In fact, I was right about to finish writing a book, but now that I found out someone might read something I wrote without paying, I'm just going to trash the whole thing.

So, now how do I get paid for writing this post? I don't? All right, that's it! ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H

Re:Dear Editors,

[Pofy]

>Copying (without republishing) is fine.

Cool, you have just made a discovery that no one else has ever done. I will start copying like crazy (as long as I don't redistribute those copies I am according to you not infringing on copyright).

Now, the question is, what does the part in most copyright laws that says COPYING is an exclusive right to the copyright holder in most cases mean?

Re:You are confusing two issues

[lgw]

Well, Google does have lobbyists now. With orders from the top to "also hire Republican staffers". It will be interesting to see how the evil goes.