This “Google is a scraper” issue has been all the rage the past week since it hit Agent Genius (370 comments now and coverage on a variety of blogs and forums). The issue was discussed at NAR midyear (Jay Thompson’s coverage), and the MLS Committee is recommending a Google policy change. It has been recommended the language of 15.2.2 of the MIBOR MLS Rules and Regulations be revised to state the following:

Participants must protect IDX information from unauthorized uses.  This requirement does not prohibit indexing of IDX sites by search engines.

Head over to Agent Genius for the ensuing discussion.