While I find the thought interesting, that Microsoft may have google-specific code to filter out redirects, I don't like the notion that Google should not complain because it allegedly ignores copyrights.
I see a difference between aggregating content and presenting it and mentioning the source and just plain copying (such as spell corrections) with no mention of no source.
I also think there's a big difference ("ethically" - I'm thinking more in terms of an artistic/creative idea of originality than an academic or legal definition) between using content from a blog (or whatever) to make a search engine, and using content from another search engine to make a search engine.
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While I find the thought interesting, that Microsoft may have google-specific code to filter out redirects, I don't like the notion that Google should not complain because it allegedly ignores copyrights.
I see a difference between aggregating content and presenting it and mentioning the source and just plain copying (such as spell corrections) with no mention of no source.
I also think there's a big difference ("ethically" - I'm thinking more in terms of an artistic/creative idea of originality than an academic or legal definition) between using content from a blog (or whatever) to make a search engine, and using content from another search engine to make a search engine.