The IFPI has called on Google to show ‘greater respect to copyright’ to help build a sustainable digital marketplace for music makers.
Frances Moore, chief executive officer of the IFPI, made the comments in a new blog post announcing the sending of its 100 millionth piracy note to the search engine.
According to the IFPI, Google is still directing internet users to illegal music sources despite giving public commitments to tackle copyright infringement.
In the blog, Frances said: ‘Google has a role to play in helping to make the internet a safer place for legal commerce. Indeed, it has launched its own music streaming service, licensed by record companies, which has attracted many plaudits. It has taken some steps to improve its reaction to anti-piracy notices from rights holders.
‘But it has the technological expertise to do more and it has a duty to its users to stop overwhelming them with links to infringing content when they search for music online.’
The IFPI called on Google to work harder to steer consumers towards legitimate content and change how its auto-complete search function works.
Figures quoted in the blog from the Digital Entertainment Survey 2013 by law firm Wiggins noted that 65 percent of internet users accessing illegal content regularly use search engines to locate it.
Frances Moore, chief executive officer of the IFPI, made the comments in a new blog post announcing the sending of its 100 millionth piracy note to the search engine.
According to the IFPI, Google is still directing internet users to illegal music sources despite giving public commitments to tackle copyright infringement.
In the blog, Frances said: ‘Google has a role to play in helping to make the internet a safer place for legal commerce. Indeed, it has launched its own music streaming service, licensed by record companies, which has attracted many plaudits. It has taken some steps to improve its reaction to anti-piracy notices from rights holders.
‘But it has the technological expertise to do more and it has a duty to its users to stop overwhelming them with links to infringing content when they search for music online.’
The IFPI called on Google to work harder to steer consumers towards legitimate content and change how its auto-complete search function works.
Figures quoted in the blog from the Digital Entertainment Survey 2013 by law firm Wiggins noted that 65 percent of internet users accessing illegal content regularly use search engines to locate it.
