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Google chief Eric Schmidt this week expressed concern

May 19, 2011

Google chief Eric Schmidt this week expressed concern about a bill that would allow the U.S. government to go after "rogue Web sites" that contain infringing content, seemingly suggesting that Google




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(Free-Press-Release.com) May 19, 2011 -- Google chief Eric Schmidt this week expressed concern about a bill that would allow the U.S. government to go after "rogue Web sites" that contain infringing content, seemingly suggesting that Google would not comply with certain provisions of the bill.
A coalition of Internet companies that also includes Google, meanwhile, also took issue with the legislation, though the group believed a solution could be reached.

In a discussion with journalists after a keynote at Google's Big Tent conference in London, The Guardian reports that Schmidt said "if there is a law that requires DNSs ... to do X and it's passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president of the United States and we disagree with it then we would still fight it."
The Guardian framed it like Schmidt was discussing ISP efforts to block the Pirate Bay, but it appears he was actually discussing the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act, a recently introduced bill that would allow the government to get court orders that would require ISPs, search engines, ad networks, and online payment processors to stop supporting sites with pirated content. Comcast couldn't direct traffic to these sites, for example, nor could Google include links in its search results to an infringing site.

"If it's a request the answer is we wouldn't do it, if it's a discussion we wouldn't do it," Schmidt reportedly said.
This did not go over well with rights holders like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). In a blog post, MPAA's Michael O'Leary said "as an American company respected around the world, it's unfortunate that, at least according to its executive chairman's comments, Google seems to think it's above America's laws."

"We've heard this 'but the law doesn't apply to me' argument before – but usually, it comes from content thieves, not a Fortune 500 company. Google should know better," O'Leary continued.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had similar thoughts. "This is baffling. As a legitimate company, Google has a responsibility to not benefit from criminal activity. In substance and spirit, this contradicts the recent testimony of Google's General Counsel that the company takes copyright theft seriously and was willing to step up to the plate in a cooperative and serious way," the group said on its blog.

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