Google and Germany

[Ishmael]

The German Bundestag is contemplating a law that would require Google to pay various publishers in Germany royalties for linking to their copyrighted works. The thought being is that Google is profiting from the advertising they flash on the link page. Fair enough.

But shouldn't the publishers be paying Google commissions for the advertising the publishers throw up on the linked pages?

I see a new revenue stream for Google if this misguided attempt to extort revenue is passed.

Ishmael

 

[renard_ruse]

Google should be broken up for being too much of a monopoly. Its an evil company.

 

[Ishmael]

Google should be broken up for being too much of a monopoly. Its an evil company.

So, don't use it anymore. Problem solved.

Ishmael

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

nice...

 

[imalickin]

Google should be broken up for being too much of a monopoly. Its an evil company.

go use bing. LOL LOL LOL LOL

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

The German Bundestag is contemplating a law that would require Google to pay various publishers in Germany royalties for linking to their copyrighted works. The thought being is that Google is profiting from the advertising they flash on the link page. Fair enough.

But shouldn't the publishers be paying Google commissions for the advertising the publishers throw up on the linked pages?

I see a new revenue stream for Google if this misguided attempt to extort revenue is passed.

Ishmael

Is this then an electronic VAT? The links are enhancing Google's product and ad sales...



Always a novel, new way to tax that never hurts the consumer.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Britain:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...on-says-Google-has-a-PR-problem-over-tax.html

Italy:

http://www.france24.com/en/20121128-italian-probe-alleges-google-underpaid-tax-report

Reminds me of when everyone suddenly decided to target Microsoft during the Clinton years...

 

[Ishmael]

Is this then an electronic VAT? The links are enhancing Google's product and ad sales...



Always a novel, new way to tax that never hurts the consumer.

For those that are stupid enough to believe that companies pay taxes. *chuckle*

Ishmael

 

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[VaticanAssassin]

Google should be broken up for being too much of a monopoly. Its an evil company.

Actually it should not be broken up. Simply have the government take it over. They will do a much better job with it.

We can not have two kids, as a school project, start a company and in 14 years employee over 40K people. The innovative HR stuff they do like encouraging people to work on personal projects is bullshit and should be unacceptable.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I can't tell who's joking in this thread and who isn't.

 

[Ishmael]

Actually it should not be broken up. Simply have the government take it over. They will do a much better job with it.

We can not have two kids, as a school project, start a company and in 14 years employee over 40K people. The innovative HR stuff they do like encouraging people to work on personal projects is bullshit and should be unacceptable.

You beat me to that one.

Within a few years the organization would become a bureaucratic nightmare and an internal 'jobs' program. The worker to administrator ratio would quickly approach 1:1. Cost per click rates would rapidly rise squeezing all but the largest companies out of the system. Ultimately leading to alternative search engines NOT based in the various countries led by the political thieves. Of course those nations could erect exclusionary firewalls to prevent access to their internal sites by the spiders, and also prevent their citizens access to the external sites. A form of electronic isolationism, self-imposed, with greed as the justification.

Ishmael

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

For those that are stupid enough to believe that companies pay taxes. *chuckle*

Ishmael

Amen bro...

You get me. I still owe you for the von Humboldt.

 

[Ishmael]

Amen bro...

You get me. I still owe you for the von Humboldt.

Your welcome. I know that Vat has read Locke and I'm pretty sure he's read von Humboldt as well.

Ishmael

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

*snicker*

Has he read Hayek 31.753 times in order to find one line of Socialism?

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Actually it should not be broken up. Simply have the government take it over. They will do a much better job with it.

We can not have two kids, as a school project, start a company and in 14 years employee over 40K people. The innovative HR stuff they do like encouraging people to work on personal projects is bullshit and should be unacceptable.

That has to be sarcasm...

:kbate: ?

 

[Ishmael]

*snicker*

Has he read Hayek 31.753 times in order to find one line of Socialism?

I don't know if he's read Hayek. And yes, that post was dripping with sarcasm.

Ishmael

 

[VaticanAssassin]

You beat me to that one.

Within a few years the organization would become a bureaucratic nightmare and an internal 'jobs' program. The worker to administrator ratio would quickly approach 1:1. Cost per click rates would rapidly rise squeezing all but the largest companies out of the system. Ultimately leading to alternative search engines NOT based in the various countries led by the political thieves. Of course those nations could erect exclusionary firewalls to prevent access to their internal sites by the spiders, and also prevent their citizens access to the external sites. A form of electronic isolationism, self-imposed, with greed as the justification.

Ishmael

The company I worked for at the time underwrote the IPO ( 1 of about 6 investment banks). Was able to buy the IPO at 82. Finlay came out at 85 and jumped to 100+ before any individual investor could possibly get in. I had a whole 1000 to spare and thats only because I put my student loans in forbearance. I sold at 240 late in 04.....

Hindsight being 20/20 I should have borrowed money to buy more and never sold.

The way google treats its employees and the HR stuff they do is taught in almost all colleges. It is not just the technological edge that made this company.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I don't know if he's read Hayek. And yes, that post was dripping with sarcasm.

Ishmael

Okay, so the vodka has not kicked in yet.

I used to be kinda dumb and I thought there were a lot of smart people on Lit, but as I work harder and harder on my education, the smart people seem to melt away...

 

[Ishmael]

The company I worked for at the time underwrote the IPO ( 1 of about 6 investment banks). Was able to buy the IPO at 82. Finlay came out at 85 and jumped to 100+ before any individual investor could possibly get in. I had a whole 1000 to spare and thats only because I put my student loans in forbearance. I sold at 240 late in 04.....

Hindsight being 20/20 I should have borrowed money to buy more and never sold.

The way google treats its employees and the HR stuff they do is taught in almost all colleges. It is not just the technological edge that made this company.

Actually Wallace ran Coulter like the Google model. Lot's of 'G' jobs going all the time, all he asked was that he be kept in the loop.

Ishmael

 

[torchthebitch]

You beat me to that one.

Within a few years the organization would become a bureaucratic nightmare and an internal 'jobs' program. The worker to administrator ratio would quickly approach 1:10. Cost per click rates would rapidly rise squeezing all but the largest companies out of the system. Ultimately leading to alternative search engines NOT based in the various countries led by the political thieves. Of course those nations could erect exclusionary firewalls to prevent access to their internal sites by the spiders, and also prevent their citizens access to the external sites. A form of electronic isolationism, self-imposed, with greed as the justification.

Ishmael

F.Y.P.