] News agency Agence France Presse has sued Google Inc., ] alleging the Web search leader includes AFP's photos, ] news headlines and stories on its news site without ] permission. robots.txt, anyone? AFP is making a legal problem out of a technical issue. If they don't want their content to be included in search engines and aggregators, there is a time tested technical solution to this problem. You say "no", only you do not say "no" with a lawsuit, you say "no" in a text file the machines can understand. This is bullshit that can only result in bad law. CNN.com - News agency suing Google - Mar 19, 2005 |