Just read this.  Could be good news, if the copyright abusers sites are much harder to find.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/10/google-algorithm-hollywood-lobbyists-copyright

Very good news indeed. If Google and other major engines follow this policy seriously this could be really an enormous step forward for content providers of any type, and a major kick to copyright infringement even bigger than any governmental laws which are too fragmented and unable to give artists of any type a solution of ongoing and growing piracy practices

I doubt the sites owners will care too much about this. Those interested in breaching copyright (aka theft) already know where these sites are.

I doubt the sites owners will care too much about this. Those interested in breaching copyright (aka theft) already know where these sites are.

Perhaps they could lose out if they're using the site traffic to make money?  Getting booted off the first few pagers of Google searches will reduce their traffic, like it has with every other site that has had that happen.  If the site is running at a loss, perhaps they'll think of other ways to make money, like robbing banks

I think it's a good start.  Kinda scary reading the comments though.  10-1 against the move, bitching about "selling out to corporate interests".   

I wouldn't worry, there is a very active, young, vocal minority that gets it nickers in a twist over anything that sides with copyright holders.
The amount of comments posted is no indicator of the weight of opinion.

Quote from: lisafx on August 11, 2012, 12:27

I think it's a good start.  Kinda scary reading the comments though.  10-1 against the move, bitching about "selling out to corporate interests".   

I wouldn't worry, there is a very active, young, vocal minority that gets it nickers in a twist over anything that sides with copyright holders.
The amount of comments posted is no indicator of the weight of opinion.

How true. The commenters don't have jobs and are writing those comments in their mom's basement as they use the cable service she pays for to download music and movies from the pirate sites.

Google is giving us an example of what may be the only way to stop the trend toward deprecating copyright. People, businesses, and even nations tend to stop being pirates when they start making money from the selling licenses to IP.