“archived internet content” yes its in the public eye and anyone can use it, but as soon as you take my work and start making money from it that’s were they’re going against every single law that protects me as an author.

don’t get me wrong i understand what they are trying to do(at least i think), its the way they are going about it. But yea i believe that if you use someones work to profit you should give some back i mean without that author you wouldn’t be making any money at all.

I fail to see how Google’s business model resemblances Turnitin.com’s approach. Can you elaborate further? For your reference, this is how Turnitin.com is publicizing its service:

“The industry’s most advanced search technology that checks papers against our in-house copies of both current and archived internet content and our proprietary database of millions of previously submitted student papers.”

Do you know how they managed to get those previously submitted papers?

The nature of Turnitin.com’s business model differs greatly from other web sites. We’re not talking about traffic. We’re not talking about users submitting comments about a product or blog. We’re talking about a company that’s actively amassing students’ work while publicly stating this fact as an incentive for universities and colleges to use the service.

I suggest you go through some of the links I’ve provided. As soon as you’re more knowledgeable about the subject, we can discuss it further.