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Pirate law warning [Daily Post (Liverpool, England)]
[September 02, 2014]

Pirate law warning [Daily Post (Liverpool, England)]


(Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CULTURE Secretary Sajid Javid has warned internet search engine companies legislation could be introduced if they do not make "real progress" in clamping down on links to pirate websites.



In a speech to senior music industry figures, Mr Javid said he and Business Secretary Vince Cable had written to firms such as Google requesting they work to stop easy access to sites which violate copyright. He pointed to figures from Ofcom which in only three months of last year almost 200 million music tracks were "consumed illegally".

Mr Javid said: "Copyright infringement is theft, pure and simple. And it's vital we try to reduce it." t, pure and simple. And it's vital we try to reduce it." (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.

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