Big Media Wants More Piracy Busting From Google

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @11:03AM from the lend-a-hand dept.

suraj.sun writes "Last month, executives from two music-industry trade groups, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), asked Google if it could provide a means to help them track down pirated material more efficiently. Typically, copyright owners are responsible for finding pirated links and alerting Google, which is required by law to quickly remove the links. But Google's response raised eyebrows at some of the labels. James Pond, a Google manager, wrote in a letter dated September 20, that Google would be happy to help — for a price."

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OK, question time by the_other_chewey · 2010-10-13 11:13 · Score: 5, Insightful

WTF is a pirated link?
Re:And the problem is? by dcollins · 2010-10-13 14:40 · Score: 5, Insightful

You could call them "idiots" or you could call them "tyrants with a limited fief".
They're entirely accustomed to making outrageous demands and having others bend over immediately. Heck, this could be an opening salvo before lobbying the legislature to make it mandatory, no compensation to Google.

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We know where leadership by an anti-intellectual "strongman" who scapegoats minorities and likes boisterous rallies goes