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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by owaislone on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:36AM (#16390825)
Because then every other company would file similar suite and Google would have to deal with all of them.
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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by pedrogpimenta on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:58AM (#16390930)
Do you think every image company would want to be removed from Google Search results instead of building their services without the ability to scrape the big resolution images? How would users get on their websites?
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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by owaislone on Friday February 16, 2018 @04:49AM (#16391152)
It doesn't matter. Once one company wins in court, it sets a precedent. It attracts more companies to follow the same path as they'll think they have a better shot at winning. Google obviously wouldn't risk this.
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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by josteink on Friday February 16, 2018 @08:51AM (#16392268)
But the question is what would they be winning? Fewer users because they are now off the search-grid.

Why would they want that?

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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by murftown on Friday February 16, 2018 @09:04AM (#16392348)
> what would they be winning?

Money from a successful lawsuit?

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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by Feniks on Friday February 16, 2018 @11:07AM (#16393279)
Believe it or not there are people who just enjoy suing corporations or governments.

Lawyers are not cheap and frankly Google would lose every case because they are in the wrong.

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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by cgmg on Saturday February 17, 2018 @10:50PM (#16404349)
Why are they in the wrong (on this issue)?
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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by marnett on Friday February 16, 2018 @01:34PM (#16394607)
It was a settlement, there is no precedent.
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Re:Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results by orbitur on Friday February 16, 2018 @11:18AM (#16393382)
Users don't go to the websites at all if the images are scraped by Google.
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