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Originally Posted by Wenchy

That may be true, Max, but to avoid going after SEs because they have too much $$ is selective enforcement of the law and that in itself is a violation of the law.

The DOJ has really painted themselves into a corner here. There are no simple answers, no easy ways out, and no justifiable means for them to force group A to be compliant without also forcing group B to follow suit. IMHO, it would be in the DOJ's best interest to go after a couple of SEs... talk about headline grabbers!

But that's just my opinion... your mileage may vary

Problem is, the DOJ know the amount of $$ yahoo & google have for their legal defense. If they go after a SE and lose that precedent would be huge for webmasters. They wouldnt want to take a chance at going against a big SE when they could take a smaller risk with a better potential for victory.