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Originally Posted by AlienQ
I am very happy about the courts decision though, because I believe it is unethical to thumbnail others works and display them. In my opinion it is no different than scanning a photo that does not belong to you and offering it up for free or a fee.
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That's stupid. Goolge images does in fact provide a function. And this takes the web back to the stone-age if Google has to stop showing most images. For example I'm a huge Bucs fan. Now I use Google images to find pics and logos and such to use for my own personal use. Now in the old days I had to search actual SITES to see if that site has any pics. Is this what I have to go back and do? Last time I checked anything NFL realted is certainly subjected to copyright. Often times kids have to find pics to use for school projects. I use to do this in the "old days" with magazines. Was I violating copyright? Um no. Why make it harder on kids?
Fact is if you go to Google Images there is ZERO advertising. Period. This is where Google will win on appeal.
Second how is a pic different from a webpage? It's information. If Google can't use it's image function then it's normal search function also violates copyright, and do we really want that?
Only thing I can see wrong is that when you search for an image you shouldn't be able to see the image without seeing the page it came from. Google can easily change this. I should still be able to see a thumbnail of that pic. If there isn't a thumbnail how in the fuck am I supposed to see what the pic is? Like I said show thumbnail only. Link to actual page where it came from.
Fact is simple hotlink protection would cure this if someone thought their pics were so precious. Anyone that doesn't and bitches about their pics is either lazyand/or retarded. In fact many website do this. I have seen thumbnails and when I click "See full size version" I get a 404 page.
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It takes food off the table plane and simple.
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Someone does a image search on google see a thumbnail pic of yours they like and then goes to your site to see the pic and you are losing money how? Seems like you INCREASE your income. Perfect 10 does NOT want Goolge to stop showing thier thimbnails unless they are retadred. They just want the surfer to have to go to thier site FIRST before they see the full size version. And as was said many times if their obviusly ignorant webmaster used hotlink protection techniques this wouldn't even be an issue.
If you think this is bad, go to YAHOO video search. Not only does Yahoo show thumbnail images from video clips but you can download the clips without ever having to go the the actual page it came from. That is worse in my book. Butlie said voer and over the SMART ones use hotlink protection and take surfers to a 404 page where they can advertise thier sites and make money.