Aug. 17: Google has begun a crackdown on Internet piracy by relegating websites that often host unlawful copies of films and music, in what is being seen as a victory for the entertainment industry.
From this week the main Google search engine will take into account the number of copyright infringement notices it has received in relation to each website when it determines their ranking.
Websites that are frequently accused of piracy will appear lower in results, said Amit Singhal, Google?s head of engineering. ?Since we re-booted our copyright removals over two years ago, we?ve been given much more data by copyright owners about infringing content online,? he said. ?In fact, we?re now receiving and processing more copyright removal notices every day than we did in all of 2009.?
Google?s concession to copyright holders follows years of criticism that it was turning a blind eye to blatant piracy by including rogue websites high up in search results. BPI, the record industry body, applauded Google?s move. ?We have argued for some time that the fact that certain websites are subject to very high numbers of notifications, because they feature a large amount of illegal content, should be reflected in lower search rankings,? said Geoff Taylor, BPI CEO.
Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120818/jsp/foreign/story_15867815.jsp
kenyon martin kenyon martin big miracle slab city super bowl snacks appleton super bowl recipes
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.