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Google spent some of its lobbying funds this year on the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA). Google spent more on U.S.lobbying efforts than any other technology firm in America, according to statistics from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP).
Google has been accused of not deranking so-called "piracy" websites as it promised to do. Google had said that it would not return "piracy" websites in its search results as an attempt to see off alleged assaults on the media cartels' most-holy...
This March, Murdoch again took to Twitter to defend NewsCorp amidst allegations they used piracy to sabotage competitors. Still, the program marks a shift in corporate mentality that should be very welcome to users, who have asked for easier ways...
In piracy cases, companies are offered protection by Google by way of making infringing content less accessible. We will prevent terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing in Autocomplete.
Google and other Internet companies oppose and stop the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Technology giants – and often competitors – Google, Facebook, Amazon, and eBay are expected to join forces to form a lobbying group known as the Internet...
Google is routinely directing people to unlawful sources of content," said RIAA's executive vice president of anti-piracy Brad Buckles. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is urging Google to make some changes to their copyright...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has repeated warnings that the greatest threat to Internet freedom is government censorship focused on crushing political dissent, and warned that attacks against online piracy are “misguided and dangerous”.
It was thought that YouTube won its case against Viacom in 2010, when courts ruled that YouTube's efforts to stop piracy were in compliance with the safe harbor provisions. The U.S. Court of Appeals has resurrected Viacom's $1 billion copyright...
It seems RIAA President Cary Sherman is still steamed that Google was able to derail the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) by encouraging more than 7 million people to sign petitions opposing the legislation.
Mozart created the popular anti-SOPA videothat took big media to task over their participation in the distribution of piracy software over the last decade. Obama also answered questions submitted by YouTube users and, though most of the questions...
Google also recently censored its logo to protest controversial anti-piracy bills. The largest snowflake ever observed in the world supposedly appeared 125 years ago today in Fort Keogh, Montana. A Google Doodle today prominently features a giant...
In his press release, Chairman Smith again tried to hammer home the monstrous piracy issue and the devastation it causes: Though this type of backlash is a politician’s worst nightmare in an election year, vested parties are none too pleased the...
Google added 4.5 million names to a petition opposing controversial anti-piracy bills SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), the Los Angeles Times reported. The petition, which is still available via Google’s End Piracy, Not...
Whether it’s called SOPA, PIPA, OPEN Act, or some other acronym, the U.S.government, driven by pressure largely out of Hollywood, is determined to put piracy safeguards in place. So why is new anti-piracy legislation necessary?
To call attention to two bills that would result in massive web censorship and hurt American businesses, Google today has carried through on its promise to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) by blacking out its...
But tomorrow, millions of people visiting Google’s home page will be greeted with a link demonstrating the company’s opposition to controversial anti-piracy bill SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Over the weekend, Google also responded to tweets...
It was part of "Operation In Our Sites", the domain name seizing initiative designed to crack down on online piracy and counterfeiting. Google's opposition to SOPA may have motivated a judge to rule they and other search engines and social networks...
While concerns about piracy were the declared reason for major labels to be reluctant, Universal Music Group's President Rob Wells stated his feeling that "Any new legitimate place to consume music is a fantastic anti-piracy tool.
But yesterday Google led the protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) being discussed at the House Judiciary Committee. The group is not pro-piracy but believe the act is too extreme and contradicts existing "safe harbor" legislation.
