Speaking of Porn, As We So Frequently Do... - Law.com reports that "a website that sells photos of naked women is suing Google Inc., alleging that the online search engine leader is destroying its business by distributing links and passwords that provide free glimpses of the nude models." Perfect 10 claims that Google's indexes permit access to illicit foreign galleries of their photos and provide links to password-hacking sites that provide ways to gain illegal access.

Boy, talk about shooting the messenger! But consider: The argument for imposing liability on search engines merely extends those cases that seek to impose contributory infringement on Kazaa and other P2P file-sharing services. I hope the court throws out this case quick. Otherwise, we may have to consider statutory protections for search engines similar to those that supposedly cover Internet Service Providers.