The link above takes you to the NY Times reg screen for me,

Here's the TechMeme coverage about it as well: http://www.techmeme.com/101128/p2#a101128p2

@chriswinfield hey chris went to check/fix the link, but it's not going to a reg page in any browser for me :(  Readers can also check out Danny's in depth look at this at Search Engine Land: http://searchengineland.com/googles-gold-standard-results-take-hit-new-york-times-57081

@Michelle - For what it's worth, I'm taken to a reg page as well. It won't allow me to read the article unless I sign up. Checking out the other links accordingly. =)

-Stephen

Here's the actual article: http://tinyurl.com/343hymh

@StephenChapman @Fitz NYT cookies let you view a couple of items, then send you to login page on subsequent visits. Dump those cookies and you should get the article. Or see Danny's coverage in the Search Engine Land link above :)

The guy in the story is defrauding customers. While it sounds like legal action may be pending, it seems to me that the law should be handling it -- not Google.

And why the heck did the NYT actually link to the guy's site? Talk about perpetuating the Google problem.