Google Asks Booble To Cease And Desist

cosmodemonic writes "The folks at Search Engine Journal have the low-down on a cease and desist order that Google has sent to the porn search engine/Google parody Booble. It seems that, although Booble is claiming to be a parody (which is protected under law), Google is flexing its muscle because of the marketability of the parody." Search Engine Journal makes the reasonable suggestion: "Recent rulings may favor Google in the case, since Booble may be trying to profit from the marketability of the parody."

Comments

The stupid people

[trezor]

• People might consider Booble to be part of Google

How dumb can people be and still be accounted for as people? No, seriously? At some point you get retarded legally speaking, and are put to care (usually due to mental illness, but some people have extra cromosons and stuff. You know..).

So I repeat my question: How stupid can people get, while still being considered people?

Some recent lawsuits makes me think that smart people are an endagered species these days. We are obviously to be held accountable when stupid people fuck up, because whatever we did, we anticipated, well... some minimal sort of intelligence?

Sorry... This question just leaps to mind at regular intervals... And the intervals are getting smaller and smaller...

Re:The stupid people

[Drakon]

How dumb can people be and still be accounted for as people?

Up until you're stupid enough to vote republican, you're still a person.

Re:Can't Beat 'em, don't wanna buy them...

[cheekyboy]

google is useless at porn searcher, all you get is the same site with 500000 variations, its crap.

Google get a clue, learn how to do it properly, how hard is it, test it your selves, search for

"large natural nudes" and you get the same site with 1000 different domains/urls colors but essentially the same content. Or it repeats the same domain 500 times, cant it just have an option to only uniquely show one domain only.

They need a whole seperate engine for pr0n any way even if the execs cant admit it and it might hurt IPO chance, get some balls. Or are you after only the 12 figure presonal checks and the dream of 9 BMW cars and ferraris, with 3 mansions. If thats all they care about then hope they burn. Maybe MyDoom.G

Re:Marketable Parodies?

[danila]

Question is... who decide if something is a parody or not?

Technically the courts do, but it should be us. To me Booble is a parody - it comments on Google's expansion ambitions and including more and more search tools. And it's funny. The fact that they might make a few bucks along the way is irrelevant, it's a parody nonetheless. And Google really sucks. They have a "famous" trademark, huh? I hope it becomes a generic name soon, those fuckers deserve it. Meanwhile I will google for everything I need at AllTheWeb, google for music on KaZaA, google for books on Amazon, google for movies on IMDB and right now I will go google for some snacks in my fridge.