Web Caching: Google vs. The New York Times

An anonymous reader writes "The Google cache is a popular feature among karma fetishists. Many stories with links to the NY Times attract comments pointing to Google's copy of the article. This gives readers access to the content without registering. C|Net reports that Google is in talks with the NY Times to close this backdoor. The article raises some general concerns regarding the caching of webcontent. Shouldn't the NY Times simply tell Google not to cache their site?"

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Saying no..

[lionchild]

One would think, that if the content of the NYTimes is copyrighted, that the would, in fact, have the right to tell Goggle to just stop caching their web pages. Particularly if the web content is the same as what they've put into print. NYTimes could argue that the google cache is a violation of their copyright to the printed paper.