Web-site policy makers are playing favorites, and Google is the big beneficiary, say Penn State researchers. The research team created a search engine called BotSeer and used it to examine more than 7,500 Web sites. Full Article at PC World

Web site policy makers who use robots.txt files as gatekeepers to specify what is open and what is off limits to Web crawlers have a bias that favors Google over other search engines, say Penn State researchers whose study of more than 7,500 Web sites... Full Article at ResourceShelf

'Law Bytes' is a weekly column on technology law that appears in various media outlets. Online versions of the published column are available here. Full Article at Michael Geist Law

Nearly five months after it took effect, police in Montreal have made their first arrest using the new Criminal Code anti-camcording provisions. Nov.15/07Comments (0) I'm currently in Rio, Brazil for the Internet Governance Forum. Full Article at Michael Geist Law

I'm currently in Rio, Brazil for the Internet Governance Forum. This Associated Press story captures the most challenging question of the event - how does the network deal with the next billion Internet users? Full Article at Michael Geist Law

'Law Bytes' is a weekly column on technology law that appears in various media outlets. Online versions of the published column are available here. Full Article at Michael Geist Law

Ars Technica reports on the data from 7 Digital, a UK digital music store. Nov.12/07Comments (0) Paul Courant, the former University of Michigan provost, provides his perspective on the Google Book Search program. Full Article at Michael Geist Law

Google Inc.'s stock price barreled through $700 for the first time Wednesday, propelled by a belief that the Internet search leader will become even more profitable as it plants its products and services in new markets. Full Article at Cincinnati Post

The latest research by comScore breaks out just how big search giant Google has become on a global basis, leaving would be competitors in the digital dust. Full Article at Bink.nu