Google respects copyright?

Recently, Google amended the function of its image search program.

According to the media, the result of the image search will show the information of copyright of each image Google detected.

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So far, I have not seen particular copyright information. Instead, each image is followed by the description, "This image can be protected by copyright."

This policy is welcomed by creators such as photographers. They have been suffering from the lacked awareness about copyright of internet users. Their products were easily copied and reproduced. Fabrication is also frequently seen on the internet.

To begin with, the idea that the products on the internet are free is unfriendly to creators. They have been struggling to monetize their products since the internet is spread.

On the other hand, the internet giants such as Google and Facebook have different ideology. They tend to believe in the goodness of transparency. The ultimate goal of Google is to make everything searchable. Mark Zuckerburg commented that there is no privacy in the world.

The present policy change suggests Google considers to adhere to the recent demands in the society. But I do not think Google has abandoned the original vision.