Frankly, as far as news goes, I think that the news providers are missing the boat here if they're the ones making the complaints causing the judgements.

In the case of Google News, Google is taking maybe 25 or 30 words from each story (well within the doctrine of "fair use excerpts" in US copyright law), posting it on their site, and linking back to the websites of the stories.

I've personally learned of dozens of non-US news sources that I now read regularly, sources I would never have known about if not for Google News. Additionally, the website owner still gets all the revenue from the advertising page views when someone reads an article after seeing the headline and excerpt on Google News.

I'm less comfortable with Google Video, as it's a haven for copyright infringement, but as far as news goes, it's one of the best resources out there to read dozens (or hundreds) of different perspectives on a given story , many times from tiny local newspapers where the events actually occurred that may have more information or more in-depth reporting.

I hope that an equitable arrangement will be created so that Google News as we know it can be kept as is. It's a great resource that doesn't seem to harm anyone, and I'd hate to lose it.