Google Removes Links in Response to DMCA Complaint

dioscaido writes "If you search Google for Kazaa Lite, you'll find the results a bit lacking. Ironically enough, Sharman Networks, using the DMCA, filed a legal complaint to block Kazaa Lite sites. " Google links the DMCA request at the end of the results which contain the URLs in question, but the URLs aren't really the point. It's scary that the DMCA makes URLs a copyright violation. How long before libraries can't index books? Or own them?

Comments

The DMCA is not to blame...

[stubear]

"...the DMCA makes URLs a copyright violation?"

The DMCA does not make this illegal, it's the threat of a lawsuit that forced Google to remove the links. I'll bet you're the same type of person who villifies gun makers when someone is killed in a gun related crime.

Re:Funny, NOT Informative.

[Ezdaloth]

I wasn't speaking about google specifically. So who's the retard not being able to think farther than the length of his nose ?

Thanks, Google

[Overly Critical Guy]

Gee, thanks, Google, for bending right over and taking it. Heaven forbid anybody stand up for something.

Re:Priceless.

[jez9999]

Altavista is now a pretty good search engine. Sponsored links may be annoying, but they are clearly marked and can be removed by a simple Proxomitron filter (remove all pairs that include "*Sponsored*").

You do realise that you're a complete piece of shit, don't you? Pretty much the least annoying advert possible, the most unobtrusive, no popup, just a text sponsored link that keeps the search engine free. And yet morons like you just HAVE to block it becuase it goes against your 'everything should be free for me' attitude. You suck.