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Google and Microsoft Sued By Mini Music Label

Posted by Soulskill on from the blame-the-internet dept.

carre4 writes "Blue Destiny Records has sued both Google and Microsoft for allegedly 'facilitating and enabling' distribution of copyrighted songs illegally. The suit alleges that RapidShare runs 'a distribution center for unlawful copies of copyrighted works.' RapidShare is helped by Google and Microsoft, which benefit from the ad relationships, according to the suit. Blue Destiny has attempted to link to pages with RapidShare links to their music via DMCA takedown notices, and Google has, apparently, not complied, while Microsoft's Bing site has removed the links. RapidShare, for its part, is based outside of the US and does not accept DMCA notices."

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  1. Re:Remove the Internet. by maxume · · Score: 2, Informative

    Blue Destiny's lawyer doesn't have any ethics?

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  2. Patently false. by clone53421 · · Score: 3, Informative

    From TFA:

    “Google’s consistent and prominent ranking of links to illegal ‘free’ downloads of [Blue Destiny’s] copyrighted recordings has devastated [Blue Destiny’s] business,” the suit reads, before pointing to specific RapidShare links that have appeared when users search Google for the Roy Powers song “Firing Line.”

    It would appear, however, that Google is not linking directly to such downloads. It links to RapidShare landing pages where the download urls are listed. In other words, Google’s top “Roy Powers Firing Line” result points to a RapidShare page that serves up several links where you can download the song.

    And even that is false! The Google results for “Roy Powers Firing Line” are:

    Roy Powers Firing Line rapidshare file downloads
    Roy Powers Firing Line megaupload file downloads
    Roy Powers - Firing Line (2009) rapidshare
    Roy Powers Music Firing Line Out Now!
    Roy Powers on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures ...
    Blues Destiny Records
    Google and Microsoft sued for links to filesharing sites ...
    Ronny Sessum Funk'n Blues Man Album Out
    Vans Triple Crown of Surfing

    None of those URLs point to a RapidShare server!

    Even the ones that look like they’d have RapidShare links are merely search engines or forums where the RapidShare links are found.

    This is so false that it’s laughable. Also, can anyone say Streisand effect?

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  3. Re:How does the DMCA apply? by pem · · Score: 2, Informative

    There are multiple parts to the DMCA, which is an update to copyright law. Google and wikipedia are your friends here, but basically, without the "safe harbor" provisions of the DMCA, any ISP or search engine would be at major risk.

  4. Re:Seriously? by RattFink · · Score: 2, Informative

    [quote]have appeared when users search Google for the Roy Powers song "Firing Line."[/quote]

    Apperently this artist is carried by Blues Destiny Records here. TFA would be wrong.

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  5. Search shared by Exception+Duck · · Score: 2, Informative

    Take a look here, this will land you most albums
    http://www.searchshared.com/

    and it's using google.

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