Google and Bing have no obligation to censor searches for torrents
http://betanews.com/2016/07/19/bing-google-need-not-censor-torrents/
The High Court of Paris has ruled that Google and Bing do not
have to have automatic filters in place to scrub
torrent-related results from searches. The battle against
piracy is something that search engines have found themselves
pulled into, but this latest ruling turns the debate on its
head.
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Egads -- a sensible ruling!
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently
doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone.
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