Re:How much should Google pay? (Score 1)

Whatever the free market dictates. Some content may cost more because of its value in popularity. For example, The New York Times charges extra money to read some columns, but not all. Google can read and index a copyrighted page, but cannot make an electronic copy (cache) when doing so without prior written consent. The 'fair use' argument would be okay if indicated by the copyright holder in advance. The Google statistics would also reveal how much pornography they index - not a great public relations move for their stock.