Google takes the FTC to school

Google just issued a response to the Federal Trade commission's staff discussion draft on potential recommendations to support the reinvention [read: preservatinon] of journalism [read: newspapers]. (here was my reaction). It's a wonderful document that takes the FTC — and the news industry — to school on the First Amendment, copyright, fair use, antitrust, media history, business, and technology. The government and publishers should be embarrassed to need such remedial education.

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