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Da Dego · 9th Aug 2007, 19:19

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08...porn_company/1

Microsoft has been sued by porn company Perfect 10 over thumbnails made by MSN's image search.

Amon · 9th Aug 2007, 19:24

*warning*: not a work-safe link.

And lol at megasoft.

DougEdey · 9th Aug 2007, 19:33

Wait, amazon has a search engine? :P

Seems like Perfect 10 is dying and wants to grab money.

Ramble · 9th Aug 2007, 19:43

Err..can't they just stop this with a robots.txt file?

yodasarmpit · 9th Aug 2007, 19:54

Lets see how many visitors they get if all search engines remove them from the search results.

Talk about bitting the hand that feeds you!

The_Beast · 9th Aug 2007, 19:54

Perfect 10 is really fighting for life but I think Microsoft will win

Breach · 9th Aug 2007, 20:09

You know it *might* be the fact they are suing everyone and their grandmother they are losing millions. That aside, how can a few images cause that kind of loss...

Smilodon · 9th Aug 2007, 21:02

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Originally Posted by yodasarmpit

Lets see how many visitors they get if all search engines remove them from the search results.

Talk about bitting the hand that feeds you!

I was thinking the same thing... If you want visitors to visit a page you want it to turn up in a search engine. They won't get many hits if visitors have to guess their address...

coniferous · 9th Aug 2007, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Ramble

Err..can't they just stop this with a robots.txt file?

I can see google bringing that up. I'm sure they'll say something along the lines of "we never asked to be included in your search"

Sillyness.

Sandwich · 9th Aug 2007, 22:26

I'm on Perfect 10's side. We should pay for nudity even though we spend billions a year just covering up.

ChiperSoft · 10th Aug 2007, 00:35

They could also just insert a webserver directive to block referrals from google and microsoft linked to image content. Lots of sites do that, it's a very simply fix.

leexgx · 10th Aug 2007, 00:56

it fail sueing an Search company for searching there web site that was Set up in the intent that search sites would list pages norm not seen unless loged in and pics as well, its there fault not the search sites thay will lose as its Sloppy web site if thay have not stoped acess to pages that should not be alowed the spec for stoping robots has been there for tha last 7-8 years

i think thay new it was going happen and rig up the web site to do so, thay can sue later on

Veles · 10th Aug 2007, 01:25

I don't really see how it's destroying their business, I don't know about you guys, but if I want a pic of some boobies, I want high res boobies, not some tiny thumbnail.

I think the reason their business is falling is because no-one likes to pay for their porn on the net when they can get it free of charge on other sites.

Edenalig · 10th Aug 2007, 01:25

They are suing Microsoft because it links to other websites that use perfect 10s images without consent, it doesnt host any full sized images itself (or as far as im aware); And because MS indexes sites that contain passwords brute forced from the perfect10 site itself they are also blaiming them for it

Even I can see this is futile, they must need the $

Khensu · 10th Aug 2007, 01:38

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Remember last year when Google was sued last year by Perfect 10

That hurt my eyes

Also, "lol" at the story.

Tyinsar · 10th Aug 2007, 05:03

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Originally Posted by coniferous

I can see google bringing that up. I'm sure they'll say something along the lines of "we never asked to be included in your search"

Sillyness.

Can imagine how useless search engines would be if everyone had to ask to be included?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandwich

I'm on Perfect 10's side. We should pay for nudity even though we spend billions a year just covering up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edenalig

They are suing Microsoft because it links to other websites that use perfect 10s images without consent, it doesnt host any full sized images itself (or as far as im aware); And because MS indexes sites that contain passwords brute forced from the perfect10 site itself they are also blaiming them for it

Even I can see this is futile, they must need the $

most valid explanation yet. They should be suing those other sites but MS is such a nice big juicy - stationary - target. However: http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickc...FnHoSl4ovtcLQF <- it'll be nice and big but you don't want to be too close when that one drops.

Rebourne · 10th Aug 2007, 06:34

Uh huh... I guess the bill for massive amounts of make up and photoshoping doesn't pay itself...

jakenbake · 10th Aug 2007, 06:40

bill gates will succumb to jenna jameson's boobs...

fwalm · 10th Aug 2007, 07:55

You do actually have to submit your website to search engines in order for them to search through your site. As far as I remember I had to do it for both msn and google, so someone submitted and they wont beat Microsfot, them fellows got best lawyers about.

naokaji · 10th Aug 2007, 08:06

correct me if i'm wrong... but cant you put some code in the header of your website to tell the searchengines how to "behave" on your site?

9th Aug 2007, 19:19	#1
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9th Aug 2007, 22:26	#10
Sandwich Modder Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 54	I'm on Perfect 10's side. We should pay for nudity even though we spend billions a year just covering up.

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10th Aug 2007, 01:25	#14
Edenalig Modder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Birmingham - UK Posts: 65	They are suing Microsoft because it links to other websites that use perfect 10s images without consent, it doesnt host any full sized images itself (or as far as im aware); And because MS indexes sites that contain passwords brute forced from the perfect10 site itself they are also blaiming them for it Even I can see this is futile, they must need the $

10th Aug 2007, 06:34	#17
Rebourne Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 321	Uh huh... I guess the bill for massive amounts of make up and photoshoping doesn't pay itself...

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10th Aug 2007, 07:55	#19
fwalm Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 340	You do actually have to submit your website to search engines in order for them to search through your site. As far as I remember I had to do it for both msn and google, so someone submitted and they wont beat Microsfot, them fellows got best lawyers about.