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Google and Bing Accused by Lobbyist Groups of Directing Users to Illegal Copies of Music

Google and Bing Accused by Lobbyist Groups of Directing Users to Illegal Copies of Music

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A coalition of entertainment industry groups has complained to the government that Google and other search engines have "overwhelmingly" redirected music listeners to various illegal copies of copyrighted online tracks. According to a confidential document obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, lobbying groups operating for leading rights holders are claiming that Google's Search engine and Microsoft's Bing has been making it "much more difficult" for...



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