[pjc50]

> What is the consensus on liability in case of regular web search? Your comment made me realize that I never thought much about it in 20+ years of using the Internet

Have you never noticed those "google has removed some results to comply with the DMCA" notices?

[voxic11]

But the reason we "needed" the DMCA is because they wouldn't have been liable under existing law, and the DMCA only covers copyright violations.

[realusername]

The DMCA is the copyright industry's response to "nobody is liable for results" which was the statu quo before.