Google attacked by MPs over failure to curb music and film piracy | The Guardian UK
Company accused of ‘derisory' attempts to stop many illegal downloads amid concerns over level of influence in coalition
Google will be criticised by MPs for making “derisory” attempts to curb music and film piracy and using its “perceived power and influence” at the heart of David Cameron's government to shore up its position.
The Commons culture, media and sport select committee accused the search engine of offering the thinnest of excuses to avoid taking action against widespread piracy, a problem that the committee claimed is costing the creative industries millions of pounds in lost revenue a year.
Tory MP John Whittingdale, the chairman of the committee, said his fellow MPs were “unimpressed by Google's continued failure to stop directing consumers to illegal, copyright infringing material on the flimsy excuse that some of the sites may also host some legal content.
The continuing promotion of illegal content through search engines is simply unacceptable, and efforts to stop it have so far been derisory.”
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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/26/google-mps-music-film-piracy
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