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Google Relaxes DMCA Takedown Restrictions, Eyes Abuse
In an effort to make piracy less visible copyright holders have been sending dozens of millions of takedown notices to Google over the past months. But they want more. One of the complaints often...Promo Bay Launched As A Standalone Platform For Artists; Gets Banned After Few Days
After successfully testing out the idea of promoting artists through file-sharing, The Pirate Bay decided to officially launch The Promo Bay as a standalone platform for movie makers, writers, musicians, and all sort of...French president backs publishers, says Google should pay for snippets
Google's latest spar with French media seems to be coming to a head. Earlier this month, word emerged about a proposed French law that would make Google pay to feature French media in news...Why Is Megaupload (Still) Censored by Google’s Piracy Filter?
Since January 2011, Google has been filtering “piracy-related” terms from its ‘Autocomplete‘ and ‘Instant‘ services. Google users searching for terms like “torrent”, “BitTorrent” and “Megaupload” will notice that no suggestions and search results appear...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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