Will Google Kill News Media?
A number of the tech-related posts on this blog have discussed intellectual property rights. Can Google scan the entire Harvard Library? Should the writers of the books in the Harvard Library sue Google to stop them? How about the New Yorker contributors; should they sue over the new DVD edition?
Here is an article about a short speculative fiction film, set in 2011, in which Google (combined by then with Amazon to form Googlezon) puts the New York Times out of business. By then, says the film, Googlzon's "fact-stripping robots" will rearrange news stories gathered by its search bots according to its users' tastes." In a last grasp at relevance, the NYT sues Googlezon for copyright violation-- and loses.
Seems possible to me. If you have 8 minutes, watch the film as well. It is made in flash and is a nice piece of minimalist, effective filmmaking.
Here is an article about a short speculative fiction film, set in 2011, in which Google (combined by then with Amazon to form Googlezon) puts the New York Times out of business. By then, says the film, Googlzon's "fact-stripping robots" will rearrange news stories gathered by its search bots according to its users' tastes." In a last grasp at relevance, the NYT sues Googlezon for copyright violation-- and loses.
Seems possible to me. If you have 8 minutes, watch the film as well. It is made in flash and is a nice piece of minimalist, effective filmmaking.
posted by Virginian | 7:43 PM
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