Is the DoJ going to bust the search engines

[Wenchy]

Originally Posted by MadMax

That issue has been getting tossed around since last summer, and I doubt the DOJ wants to pick a fight with them...they have too much money to fight back.

That may be true, Max, but to avoid going after SEs because they have too much $$ is selective enforcement of the law and that in itself is a violation of the law.

The DOJ has really painted themselves into a corner here. There are no simple answers, no easy ways out, and no justifiable means for them to force group A to be compliant without also forcing group B to follow suit. IMHO, it would be in the DOJ's best interest to go after a couple of SEs... talk about headline grabbers!

But that's just my opinion... your mileage may vary

[intillus]

Originally Posted by Wenchy

That may be true, Max, but to avoid going after SEs because they have too much $$ is selective enforcement of the law and that in itself is a violation of the law.

The DOJ has really painted themselves into a corner here. There are no simple answers, no easy ways out, and no justifiable means for them to force group A to be compliant without also forcing group B to follow suit. IMHO, it would be in the DOJ's best interest to go after a couple of SEs... talk about headline grabbers!

But that's just my opinion... your mileage may vary

Problem is, the DOJ know the amount of $$ yahoo & google have for their legal defense. If they go after a SE and lose that precedent would be huge for webmasters. They wouldnt want to take a chance at going against a big SE when they could take a smaller risk with a better potential for victory.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by Wenchy

That may be true, Max, but to avoid going after SEs because they have too much $$ is selective enforcement of the law and that in itself is a violation of the law.

While this is true, selective enforcement is practiced every day at every level of the Criminal "Justic" (sic) System, from prosecutors getting to decide what they will and will not charge someone with to a traffic cop being able to give you a warning instead of a ticket when you both know damned well you ran that red light.