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Legal SEO Issues

Today Barry of Search Engine Roundtable touched 2 very important topics.

Patent on SEO

A fellah named “Mr. Gambert” wants to patent SEO process to himself, putting SEO industry at high risk. Barry says he was so far rejected, but if he succeeds, all SEOs will have to pay royalty fees to the man. Anyone engaged in SEO in the States should take notice.

Forum discussion at Sphinn and Search Engine Watch Forums. (by Barry)

Website Banning From Search Engines - Illegal?

Another topic is the discussion by Search Engine Watch Forums members on banning websites from search engines and involvement of legal forces. The idea is that search engines should be regulated by government agencies.

I personally believe that bringing government, especially US government to anything related to the internet is a big mistake. One look at how much damage the govt. did to the people of its own country and people from other countries is enough of a proof to keep it away from the internet. The “regulatory” bodies have been unofficially bought off by the big corporations putting more strangle holds on the industries.

I say leave internet free and it prospers, regulate it and it will become another burocratic playground where anything can be bought if you offer enough and talk to the right people.