The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has fiercely criticized Google and other internet giants with search engines. According to the MPAA, Google, Bing and Yahoo don't put enough effort in combating piracy. The organisation is especially disappointed with the fact that people who don't search specifically for pirated content are still directed to pirate websites like the immense popular torrent site the Piratebay.
The MPAA claims that from the people who end up on pirate sites, 58% searched using a generic search term. That suggests they weren't specifically looking to find illegal content when they started their search. They searched, for example, for the name of a movie without the addition 'torrent' or 'free'.
The MPAA also reports that 74% of people who look for pirated content use Google to find it. They estimate that from all traffic on pirate sites about 20% comes from the major search engines. Large internet companies should do more to prevent people from ending up on pirate sites, that 's their obligation, according to the MPAA.
Google hasn't commented to the report but published a document last week about piracy. In the document the company explains how it combats piracy on the web. The search giant states it removes links on request but is not willing to remove entire websites.
