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Online Search and the Law

By Stanley P. Jaskiewicz
February 28, 2012

Although U2's Bono praised the virtues of a constant search for the object of his desire in song, anyone looking online for needed business information certainly won't find that quest quite as romantic, or enjoy spending time and money for the privilege.

Today, few people can conduct business, whether online or in the physical world, without using the Internet for some search functions. Although 20/20 hindsight is easy, the growth of Google (and the search business in general) is not surprising, in retrospect, given how it satisfied a need that all businesses have always had: a more efficient and less expensive way to obtain information than the other options available before it existed, whether online or in traditional libraries.

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