schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle is inserting search links into webpages in the Google App nowwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down11 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipgoogle@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month agoSounds a bit copyright infringey, but I imagine their lawyers have cleared it. Not that I’m a fan of copyright.
minus-squarehoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoFunnily enough, because it’s injecting code into a website as a browser, it’s probably using a bunch of case law and positions very similar to ad blockers trying to defend their use. Which is ironic on many levels.
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Sounds a bit copyright infringey, but I imagine their lawyers have cleared it. Not that I’m a fan of copyright.
Funnily enough, because it’s injecting code into a website as a browser, it’s probably using a bunch of case law and positions very similar to ad blockers trying to defend their use. Which is ironic on many levels.
Good point.