The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) have issued a cease and desist order to Google, insisting that the search engine take down links to illegal music downloads.
In particular, the organisation have identified 38 links that are available via Google's search engine, and have requested that links be removed as soon as possible as they directly connect to sound recordings owned by its members. The BPI have highlighted links to tracks from artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Lady Gaga on popular file service sites such as Sendspace and Megaupload.
Last October, Google removed links to high profile torrent site The Pirate Bay but were criticized when links reappeared a few days later.
The statement by the BPI can be read here. We’ll keep you posted on all rolling developments.
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