StupidScript - 10:04 pm on Mar 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

Mr. Mungus, what are your interpretations of the rulings you read that were noted (and explained from one perspective) in msg #81? If there is an alternate view of copyright law that allows scraper sites to continue without questioning the source of their content, I'd like to hear it. Really.

Re: The original topic ...

While Google seems to be abetting the activities of scraper sites by allowing them to (a) register as AdSense agents and (b) list them in the SERPS sometimes at the expense of those sites from whom the scrapers took their content, they are most likely waiting until the law is clearly defined in this area before they move to limit the amount of income they are generating for themselves. Most big companies play by those rules ... "Catch me with the law, challenge me in a court of law and win your legal case before I will consider the ethical ramifications of my bottom-line improvement scheme." All too familiar. No impetus for change.

Now our challenge is to rank higher than the scrapers (tough), and convert more (easy!). No games, just solid copywriting and SEO. Do the right thing.