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MPAA Threatens To Disconnect Google From Internet

Posted by samzenpus on from the searching-for-glass-tigers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Over the last few months, Google has received more than 100 copyright infringement warnings from MPAA-affiliated movies studios. Most are directed at users of Google's public Wi-Fi service, but others are meant for Google employees. The MPAA is thus warning the search giant that it might get disconnected from the Internet. Although the copyright holders use strong language, these notices are simply warnings, and typically do not lead to legal action."

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  1. Re:Illegal Threats? by Locke2005 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think the word you're looking for is "barratry".

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    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
  2. Re:I think it's time by Chyeld · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually no. It's a mutated urban legend based on the truth that they did refuse to speak to CNET's reporters for a year after CNET published an article containing a number of personal facts about Eric that they 'discovered' using Google.

  3. Re:I think it's time by brunes69 · · Score: 5, Informative

    All of the members of the MPAA combined have a market cap barely more than Google itself

    Disney - 82 billion
    Viacom - 26 billion
    News corp. - 44 billion
    Time Warner - 40 billion
    NBC Universal - 35 billion estimated
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    Total = 227 billion

    Google - 196 billion

  4. Re:More evidence of MPAA thuggery by RedACE7500 · · Score: 5, Informative

    at least not without the help of a Republican president.

    Who is it that's sitting in the White House, pushing for an internet kill switch and is already taking control of domains suspected of activities related to possible copyright infringement?