Kill Off Pirate Sites, Rightsholders Tell Search Engines

As the EU moved ahead toward approving the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a U.K. group has revealed what rightsholders really want from search engines.

Media groups propose anti-piracy 'code of practice' for UK search

Rights groups up in arms... Internet search engines that operate in the UK could stop publishing links to websites that are deemed to be substantially infringing copyright under plans proposed by groups representing rights-holders.…

Anti-piracy code of practice for search engines proposed by rights holder representatives

Internet search engines that operate in the UK could stop publishing links to websites that are deemed to be substantially infringing copyright under plans proposed by groups representing rights holders.

Major Entertainment Groups Accuse Google, Bing Of Directing Users To Illegal Content

Several major UK entertainment industry groups are accusing Google and Bing of directing searchers to illegal content, and have proposed a “Code of Practice” for how search engines can better encourage consumers to locate legal content on the web.

Are Google's "New Features" Really That New?

Last week, Google's Inside Search blog announced a recap of 30 different search quality improvements it made in December, 21 of which were improvements that were specifically new to Google. However, looking through the list, it seems that some of ...