The BPI has reached a new milestone after sending Google its 100 millionth take down notice against allegedly copyright infringing websites, a new report has revealed.
According to Torrent Freak, the figure is up from the 50m notices recorded just 10 months ago in November 2013.
Speaking to the news provider, a spokesperson for the UK music industry body said: ‘This milestone makes two things very clear. First, that however much creators do, the system of ‘notice and takedown’ will never be enough on its own to protect them or consumers from the online black market, or to spur growth in the digital economy.’
‘Second, that despite its clear knowledge as to which sites are engines of piracy, Google continues to help build their illegal businesses, by giving them a prominent ranking in search results.’
In a previous report, Mike Weatherley, MP and Intellectual Property (IP) adviser, called on Google to do more to help prevent access to potentially illegal content.
The Search Engines and Piracy study states that while search engines are not a cause of online piracy, they could certainly work harder do to prevent access by adjusting its search algorithm to direct consumers to legal sites.
Piracy is currently estimated to cost the creative industries £400m per year in music and film alone.
According to Torrent Freak, the figure is up from the 50m notices recorded just 10 months ago in November 2013.
Speaking to the news provider, a spokesperson for the UK music industry body said: ‘This milestone makes two things very clear. First, that however much creators do, the system of ‘notice and takedown’ will never be enough on its own to protect them or consumers from the online black market, or to spur growth in the digital economy.’
‘Second, that despite its clear knowledge as to which sites are engines of piracy, Google continues to help build their illegal businesses, by giving them a prominent ranking in search results.’
In a previous report, Mike Weatherley, MP and Intellectual Property (IP) adviser, called on Google to do more to help prevent access to potentially illegal content.
The Search Engines and Piracy study states that while search engines are not a cause of online piracy, they could certainly work harder do to prevent access by adjusting its search algorithm to direct consumers to legal sites.
Piracy is currently estimated to cost the creative industries £400m per year in music and film alone.
