world_end_soon - 9:23 am on May 23, 2002 (gmt 0)

Well guys, I have to say, I don't agree with your defence of Google. I know this is not a legal forum, but I just want to put the record straight.

1) Every man has a responsibility to another. It's called tort. Whether one man pays the other or not. It's not normally applied to financial loss, but can be in the case where it can cause complete ruin. I don't know if it exists in US law but it is commonplace in Europe.

2) We don't pay to go into google's index, but we do offer a legal payment, called a "consideration". We provide content. Many companies pay for content. Google gets it for free.

Just thinking out of the box guys. The small man needs a voice too. No need to reply to this message (unless you work for google). I don't want to change the forum subject.