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Not getting enough hits? Sue Google...
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This lawsuit is moronic. The only way it has any kind of merit that I can think of (and I am not a lawyer) is if a court deems that Google, through its ubiquity, has attained some sort of "common carrier" status, like a utility company.
I don't think this suit will go anywhere... Google will fight tooth and nail to protect their methods for ranking pages.
I don't think this suit will go anywhere... Google will fight tooth and nail to protect their methods for ranking pages.
This lawsuit is almost as funny as the company trying to sue youtube because their website is utube. Everybody wants a piece of google these days.
Hold up a bit. This suit is just a tad bit different...
As I understand this:
Utube is suing YouTube because of the sudden fluctuation in hits that utube has gotten due to typos that people make when trying to access YouTube.
Utube's traffic went from a couple of hits per day, to 2 MILLION hits per day. Thats a whole lot of typos, and its costing Utube a whole lot of money.
I'm not for, or against either party, I'm just trying to clear things up a bit.
I usually laugh at all the stupid lawsuits in America, but I actually don't think it's such a stupid one. Google should have clear rules on how to get listed, now nobody knows how to get in there. They seem to decide arbitrary which sites that make it and which don't, it can make a huge difference for sites if they are ranked highly or not even in there. Google is almost the Microsoft of search engines.
What if a major newspaper stopped making reviews of films from a certain movie company? Maybe not the best example, but I hope you get the point.
What if a major newspaper stopped making reviews of films from a certain movie company? Maybe not the best example, but I hope you get the point.
I've heard alot worse
This really doesn't sound all that bad.
Its very bold to say "Only in America" When this one is not even close to the really bad cases. This acctually makes some sense. And if google does win then as an above poster explains it sets precedents for not only Google, but all the other search engines.
And if google looses then it still sets precedents and demands change.
I understand it isn't erin brockovich or anything, but it still has a lot more (whats the word I'm looking for) merit? to it than cases before it.
This really doesn't sound all that bad.
Its very bold to say "Only in America" When this one is not even close to the really bad cases. This acctually makes some sense. And if google does win then as an above poster explains it sets precedents for not only Google, but all the other search engines.
And if google looses then it still sets precedents and demands change.
I understand it isn't erin brockovich or anything, but it still has a lot more (whats the word I'm looking for) merit? to it than cases before it.
You're right, maybe that isn't the best example, because studios are recently in the habit of skipping early screenings to shut out critics. But the point still comes through.
For what it's worth, companies and groups that flood publications with pointless press releases do tend to find themselves ignored, and that's how it should be. A publication full of unappealing drivel won't have many readers, and editors are there to prevent that. Sources of more interesting content will naturally get more attention and a better chance of appearing before readers' eyes.
I know, I'm just wondering what peoples' opinions here are.That is exactly what the judge has been asking
So if I make a product, I should be able to sue Target because they don't carry it?
Should I be able to sue MacRumors if they delete one of my posts?
Should I be able to sue Starbucks if they don't carry my favorite flavor of coffee?
I suppose the question is really what clayj asks - has Google migrated from a standard "private enterprise" into a "common carrier" that would be required to treat all sites equally and have, perhaps, published "rules" for how they rank sites? Would al search engines be subject to those same rules?
If a newspaper chooses not to run a story, they are doing so at the risk of losing readers. If Google chooses not to rank a site more highly, they risk people going to other search engines, perhaps.
In the end, if your marketing is solely determined on whether or not Google brings up your website, then perhaps you need to find some new marketing people. Or pay Google to be a sponsored link.
First off you missed my whole point. The point of my posts was that there could be more valitdity to this case then most are giving it. "only in America." thats what has been said among other things. This case has some validity. And the whole point of my posts was that I'm glad it's happening because it will acctually set precedents. Even if Google is in the right here then at least it will set precedents for future companies.
emw said:
This are not good examples at all.
The Target one... Maybe that works, but even then still because there is some corporate guy/girl in Target sitting there deciding the products that go in to Target because thats what he/she is predicting will sell. Google is using an algorithm so it is still different. This example kinda fits, but kinda doesn't.
But the MR and the Starbucks one are completely different
If Macrumors felt like not letting you post just because it tickled someones fancy, then yes you should be able to; as long as you have gone through all the steps of contacting them and what not. If they don't let you post becuase of rules that have been broken then they have every right. The startbucks thing is ridiculous and you know it. That isn't even close to this case in anyway
Again my point was not to say who was right or who was wrong only that this case is alot better than some cases that have gone up in the system.
Um, no. MR is a private forum. Arn owns it, and no individual has any privileged right to post whatsoever. While it doesn't happen, he could boot anyone for any reason and have no legal liability whatsoever.
Maybe these guys were keyword spamming or doing something to manipulate their standings.
Utube should put some hit-based advertising in their page. There...2M clicks into cash.
Utube should put some hit-based advertising in their page. There...2M clicks into cash.