Law
commentary on the Law
Thursday, March 21, 2002
A rather extensive Microcontent article on the Google removal of xenu.net, via Glenn Reynolds
The Internet is a wonderful place. Every day I find something new that makes me realize this over again. It would be a shame if this, the act of linking, were to be forbidden.
Gene Patents
Denise Howell tries to clarify why genes can be patented. I have one question: Is the patent on the gene itself, the gene qua gene, or on the process of isolating the gene?A comparable historical case is that of steel. Is the Bessemer Process covered, or is the steel created by that process?
4:57:14 PM # Google It!
categories: Law
Infringing copyright by pointing to the infringer?
Google removed xenu.net from its index because of a DMCA notification from the Church of Scientology.A comment at Kuro5hin on the story brings up the issue of caches infringing copyright.
There are two separate issues here. First, is copyright infringed by pointing to the infringing matter? Second, is copyright infringed by keeping a temporary copy of the source? In the first case, the DMCA says yes. In the second, it says no. Go figure.
12:21:08 PM # Google It!
categories: Law, Media