Tools For Thought - Intelegia

Few months ago, Google was dragged into court by a couple of European newspapers in regards to copyright issues, specifically, Google’s cached function that the tool uses to capture text that has been published previously on websites. The newspapers claimed that Google did not have the right to provide access to such content that has become premium content.

After reading the latest blog entry on Search Engine Land, “EU Group May Serve Google With Letter Over Data Retention Policies“, I’m beginning to wonder if search engines will be under attack from content providers that are seeking to generate revenues. Search engines that provide “cached” like functions will be easy targets in the future and will be prompted to find new way to present achived information on the web.