More on Google's Appeasement of Hollywood

For a more in depth look at the "Google punishing pirates" story that I first saw at TorrentFreak, go to PCWorld.com.

A couple of excerpts:

Google's nod to Hollywood with its decision to demote in its search results sites accused of copyright infringement raises questions about fairness and the ability of suspected violators to challenge the move.

The Motion Picture Association of America has praised the Internet search leader's announcement on Friday, while some advocates of Internet freedom have panned it....

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Hollywood mogul and talent agent and Ari Emanuel complained that Google could easily filter out pirated content. "I don't want them to censor results, but they have a bunch of smart guys there that can figure this stuff out … Look, Google can filter and does filter for child pornography. They do that already. So stealing is a bad thing, and child pornography is a bad thing," he said.

While likening piracy to child porn is certainly a stretch -- to say the least -- the point is that Hollywood has long been pushing Google to get involved in its anti-piracy efforts. And while Google stood up to Hollywood-backed SOPA back in January by blacking out its logo and urging people to tell congress not to censor the web, the search giant clearly is trying to do more to appease groups like the MPAA and RIAA.

It would not be a waste of your time to read the entire article, here.