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Google Cache Ruled Fair Use

"A district court in Nevada has ruled that the Google Cache is a fair use.

Blake Field, an author and attorney, brought the copyright infringement lawsuit against Google after the search engine automatically copied and cached a story he posted on his website."

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004344.php
alfreda89: 3 foot concrete Medieval style gargoyle with author's hand resting on its head. (Oxblood Lilies)
Yes, indeedy, it just gets worse. If I was one of the people whose system was so trashed/compromised, I'd be buying tune downloads, playing them over to another machine, and making my backups on that machine only. And never buy a complete Sony disk again. Is my memory that long? Yes--Firestone/Bridgestone has had two massive tire recalls in the past 15 years. People died. I had a blowout at 60 mph with a Bridgestone tire. Enough said.

For a quick synopsis, head to the Reality-Based Community. A snip:
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As always, that last is in the NYT, so if you don't have a paid subscription, read fast.

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