Google removes ‘View
Image’ button from image search
It’s part of its settlement with Getty
Images.
Say goodbye
to the "View Image" link in Google Images. Google announced a few
changes to its image search today, one of which being the removal of its option
to check out an image without visiting the site that hosts it. It might be a
bummer for some, but since it was a stipulation of Google's settlement with Getty
Images, it was only a matter of time before it happened. In a tweet, Google
said today that the changes "are designed to strike a balance between
serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value."
Today we're launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users
and useful websites. This will include removing the View Image button. The
Visit button remains, so users can see images in the context of the webpages
they're on. pic.twitter.com/n76KUj4ioD
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) February
15, 2018
The Search by Image button is also being removed. Reverse image search
*still works* through the way most people use it, from the search bar of Google
Images.
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) February
15, 2018
In 2016,
Getty Images filed
a complaint against Google to the European Union claiming that the
company's image search promoted piracy. Getty Images told Time that
having easy access to high-resolution photos through Google Images means
"there is little impetus to view the image on the original source site."
And Getty Images' general counsel Yoko Miyashita said at the time,
"Google's behavior is adversely affecting not only our contributors, but
the lives and livelihoods of artists around the world, present and
future."
Ultimately, Google Images is a way for people to discover information in
cases where browsing images is a better experience than text. Having a single
button that takes people to actionable information about the image is good for
users, web publishers and copyright holders.
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) February
15, 2018
The two
announced earlier this month that they had reached
a deal. As part of the agreement, Google will obtain a multi-year license
to use Getty's photos in its products, but it had to agree to change a few
aspects of its image search. One change was the removal of "View
Image" and going forward, it will also make copyright attribution more
noticeable. Google also announced today that it has taken away the "Search
by Image" button as well, but it noted that reverse image search through
the Google Image search bar still works.
"Ultimately,
Google Images is a way for people to discover information in cases where
browsing images is a better experience than text," Google said.
"Having a single button that takes people to actionable information about
the image is good for users, web publishers and copyright holders."
Source | https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/16/google-removes-view-image-from-search/
Regards
Prof. Pralhad Jadhav
Master of Library &
Information Science (NET Qualified)
Senior Manager @ Knowledge
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