Google wins archiving lawsuit

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Megan Holbrook <meganwh () wi rr com>
Date: March 17, 2006 5:44:10 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Google wins archiving lawsuit
Reply-To: megan () kapow com

Hi Dave -

In case you hadn't seen this yet, another positive ruling for Google  
on the archiving issue:

"A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a writer who claimed  
[Google] infringed on his copyright by archiving a Usenet posting of  
his and providing excerpts from his Web site in search results."

The key ruling: "When an ISP automatically and temporarily stores  
data without human intervention so that the system can operate and  
transmit data to its users, the necessary element of volition  
(willful intent to infringe) is missing," the court said.

http://news.com.com/Google+wins+a+court+battle/ 
2100-1030_3-6050667.html?tag=nl

:) M.
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