ZDNet UK Begs for Google's Forgiveness

prostoalex writes "In light of the recent CNet ban by Google folks at ZDNet UK are now not sure whether they will get the same treatment, being a CNet company. But, just in case, they apologize profusely: 'Acting under the mistaken impression that Google's search engine was intended to help research public data, we have in the past enthusiastically abused the system to conduct exactly the kind of journalism that Google finds so objectionable. Clearly, there is no place in modern reporting for this kind of unregulated, unprotected access to readily available facts, let alone in capriciously using them to illustrate areas of concern. We apologise unreservedly, and will cooperate fully in helping Google change people's perceptions of its role just as soon as it feels capable of communicating to us how it wishes that role to be seen.'"

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Re:CNET blames google for breakingthe law?

[Jackdaw Rookery]

Wow. Just Wow.

Were you juggling seals, while riding a unicycle over a cobbled street while you wrote that?

You went to the effort of providing a response, next time try that extra step, provide a readable response.