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New Economy; A copyright dispute with the Church of Scientology is forcing Google to do some creative linking

Title: New Economy; A copyright dispute with the Church of Scientology is forcing Google to do some creative linking
Date: Monday, 22 April 2002
Publisher: New York Times
Author: David F. Gallagher
Main source: nytimes.com

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GOOGLE, the company behind the popular Web search engine, has been playing a complicated game recently that involves the Church of Scientology and a controversial copyright law. Legal experts say the episode highlights problems with the law that can make companies or individuals liable for linking to sites they do not control. And it has turned Google, whose business is built around a database of two billion Web pages, into a quiet campaigner for the freedom to link. The church sent ... [Read the rest at nytimes.com]