MPs 'strongly condemn' Google's failure to fight piracy

Tom Pakinkis

A DCMS Select Committee has spoken out against Google and its “failure” to adequately block copyright-infringing websites from its search results in a new report on support for the creative economy.

In a report covering a range of creative industries and potential areas of support, the Government department committee states: “We strongly condemn the failure of Google, notable among technology companies, to provide an adequate response to creative industry requests to prevent its search engine directing consumers to copyright-infringing websites.

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