Google Stirs Pot With Plan to Combat Piracy
Move aimed at appeasing entertainment industry
Google's new plan to alter its search engine so that legitimate entertainment sites are ranked higher than pirate sites is refueling debate in Washington debate over what to do about websites that infringe on copyright.
The plan is aimed at appeasing the entertainment industry, which has often accused Google of facilitating piracy. While media companies, artists and publishers would like Google to just remove infringing websites and pages, Google has resisted, arguing that determining copyright infringement is a matter only the courts can resolve.
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