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Old 05-07-2012, 12:16 PM   #270
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
So, did TPB ever take something down? Did they ever release a statement that they were vetting the links or that they would cooperate with rights owners? Isn't TPB a target that literally does everything wrong and brazenly out in the open, just like Napster?
My understanding is they didn't remove anything because what they were doing wasn't illegal in their own country (at the time, I don't know about now).

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And with regard to Google removing a site from search results, would you have to get a court order for that? Why would Google cooperate? Would Google potentially set up themselves for a lawsuit? It is easier said than done, Google isn't run by the government.
You just send a letter or a fax. But bigger corporations can probably just email them instead.
http://www.google.co.uk/dmca.html
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