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Archive.org Sued By Colorado Woman
An anonymous reader writes "The Internet Archive is being sued by a Colorado woman for spidering her site. Suzanne Shell posted a notice on her site saying she wasn't allowing it to be crawled. When it was, she sued for civil theft, breach of contract, and violations of the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organizations act and the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. A court ruling last month granted the Internet Archive's motion to dismiss the charges, except for the breach of contract claim. If Shell prevails on that count, sites like Google will have to get online publishers to 'opt in' before they can be crawled, radically changing the nature of Web search."
...you agree not to mod me down for being First Post!
- RG>
Hey pal, this isn't a pleasantforest, so don't waste my time with pleasantries!
Maybe I'm new here, as you can see from my slashdotid.
But *WHY* in hell would someone want to have their site excluded from search engines, and archive.org?
It's not like she's being deprived.
And even if they did, why the fuck didn't she use a ROBOTS.TXT file? Isn't that what it's for?
Stupid bitch.
"...In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true..."
Don't read this post.
FYI, the Susanne Shell website Profane Justice. It's got that crazy Time Cube type font usage, indicating a high kook factor.
Evil sig is livE.
OK
This guy's the limit!
Ol ernqvat guvf lbh nterr gb abg nggrzcg nal qrpelcgvba bs guvf cbfg.
There is a link to the copyright notice, but it has a clickthrough which requires you to agree to the copyright terms before allowing you to see them.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
Check out her current robots.txt file.
Fnord.
No, they don't.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
By reading this post or having it copied into your browser's cache, you agree to give me a permanent, irrevocable, fully paid-up license, at my option, to revoke, amend, terminate, or waive any breach of any contract of adhesion, EULA, click-through license, or any other such license or contract which does not bear my physical (i.e. the non-electronic kind made with a pen) signature or the physical signature of a designated agent you have entered with me, or to take that action on your behalf. In the event of any disagreement pertaining to, arising under, or relating to this license, you give me the choice of law and venue and agree not to oppose any changes of venue, motions for removal to or from federal court, or objections to standing that I request and that you give me the right to waive any objections on your behalf. In the event of any breech, you agree to pay all of my court costs and attorney's fees.
:] Honestly, I hope this'll get thrown out soon, the judge just might not be able to do that at this stage in the litigation. I mean, hell, how long as SCO vs. IBM been going on now?
If you do not agree to this, you must get my signature in pen and ink stating that whatever license or contract you propose is not subject to this agreement. After all, if you don't think this is valid, just why the HELL do you think some stupid thing you put on your web page is!?
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There, put that bugger on your website, and let them weasel out of that
This product may cause major disfunctional, anxiety and major electron discombulation inside your brains; DO NOT EXPOSE YOURSELF FOR OVER 5 MINUTES! needless to say this product is disabled of any print and if you are having problems viewing this product it is because we did not get any clue in
BECAUSE READI NG
IS
NOT IMPORTANT
FOR YOU^H^H^HUS!
We don't even have a robots.txt online, so you cannot copy it ! HAH!!!
For any reference, please only look to this website if you are a family member in need of an eye physician soon and in heavy despair of reading through our reading protection then enjoy your stay at our site! (*) I cannot believe I posted this under my account--- I am known for the ones who want to find me on the net. Is that a privacy risk or a privilege? One might wonder..
Does it validate w3? The answer is no ;)
Seriously however, robots.txt could have solved this issue. Oddly enough the site says I am not able to save/copy/print on their "help" page. I tried all the above on the main page and it worked. Shoddy protection to say the least.
Rich at last! Muwahahahahahaha.
Can someone please republish this site on a mirror?
... and then they built the supercollider.
Looks like a virus to me. You just had to copy and paste it here, didn't you? Thanks now we're all screwed.