Did Google Rat on Microsoft?
June 7, 2012
The class clown gets lots of attention but will occasionally ‘shift the blame’ to someone else, much like Google recently did with Microsoft. There’s trouble on the playground according to New Google data shows Microsoft’s piracy problems, and Google just became the science class rat.
There is a software fair with Google’s experiment themed Microsoft copyright woes, added visual effect being the release of a snapshot. Their purpose, to help others understand intellectual property abuses on the Internet. Google may even be considered a field expert due to repeated violations and loop-hole theory research.
Apparently Google’s been avoiding the crowd of Microsoft complaints because:
“The report provides a breakdown on all requests Google has received since July 2011 to remove copyright-infringing content from its search index. There were more than 2.5 million requests to remove links believed to be violating Microsoft’s copyrights.”
“Google’s Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft’s copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing for tougher laws against online piracy.”
The details are being kept hush hush, but tattle tells aren’t usually good at keeping secrets… unless it’s their own. Seriously though… Google rats on Microsoft? Real nice guys, maybe more like grade school antics? Let’s hope for the sake of IP owners everywhere that all kids eventually grow up.
Jennifer Shockley, June 7, 2012
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