Comments on: Google Collides With Belgium. Belgium Unscathed. http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:50:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter Da Vanzo http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/#comment-1326 Peter Da Vanzo Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:53:17 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/#comment-1326 Indeed. People who use Google News do so in order to visit a collection of known news sources and alt news. I doubt people will remain just for alt news. What is the usage level of Google Blog Search, for example? One or two newspapers dropping out wouldn't affect Google, but a few hundred surely would. Indeed.

People who use Google News do so in order to visit a collection of known news sources and alt news. I doubt people will remain just for alt news. What is the usage level of Google Blog Search, for example?

One or two newspapers dropping out wouldn’t affect Google, but a few hundred surely would.

]]> By: Link Dunkin’! http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/#comment-1322 Link Dunkin’! Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:34:56 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/#comment-1322 [...] A Belgium news service is suing Google for linking to their web pages without paying them for the content.  Here in the US, we’re very conditioned to think anything that enhances are chances for profit is something to be grateful for, but the European mindset is a little different, and frankly I see where they’re coming from.  It’s their content: why shouldn’t they have the right to require permission to reprint it?  Isn’t that how copyrighted material offline works?  On the other hand, what’s next?  All the other European news services demanding payment for content linkage?  What about other content providers?  Small fries like me may benefit too much from Google linkage to want it restricted in any way, but what if other sites start rethinking the value of their relationship with Google? [...] [...] A Belgium news service is suing Google for linking to their web pages without paying them for the content.  Here in the US, we’re very conditioned to think anything that enhances are chances for profit is something to be grateful for, but the European mindset is a little different, and frankly I see where they’re coming from.  It’s their content: why shouldn’t they have the right to require permission to reprint it?  Isn’t that how copyrighted material offline works?  On the other hand, what’s next?  All the other European news services demanding payment for content linkage?  What about other content providers?  Small fries like me may benefit too much from Google linkage to want it restricted in any way, but what if other sites start rethinking the value of their relationship with Google? [...]

]]> By: dburdon http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/#comment-1321 dburdon Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:31:00 +0000 http://blog.v7n.com/2006/09/18/google-collides-with-belgium-belgium-unscathed/#comment-1321 Pan-European Issues The Belgian judge relied upon European law when making his decision. That means all 25 EU countries could come to the same conclusion. My guess is that many news websites will picking up the phone to renegotiate with Google. Pan-European Issues

The Belgian judge relied upon European law when making his decision. That means all 25 EU countries could come to the same conclusion.

My guess is that many news websites will picking up the phone to renegotiate with Google.

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