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1. voytec+V3[view] [source] 2023-07-08 06:20:02
>>skille+(OP)
Seems like it's intended for content stealing from every place that doesn't immediately implement Google's New Web Order as an addition to robots.txt.

"Your do not enter sign uses font we don't like, so we'll just ignore it"

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2. saagar+T7[view] [source] 2023-07-08 07:10:36
>>voytec+V3
What makes you think this? Why do you think Google actually cares about your sign if all they want to do is steal from you?
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3. oneeye+la[view] [source] 2023-07-08 07:42:20
>>saagar+T7
IIRC, Google has precedent on this - e.g. scanning full books for search unless the owner explicitly refused.
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4. 411111+Cp[view] [source] 2023-07-08 10:48:44
>>oneeye+la
Your phrasing makes it sound like that's a negative.

I'm honestly surprised they're required to abstain from doing so at the author's request.

You can only read the context of the match after finding the search result after all, not the whole book.

It's an example of significant overreach of intellectual property from how I see it. The robot.txt rational doesn't apply there either, as their scanning does not impact anyone's resources. And it's been published, which makes it public by definition.

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