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UK Music Biz Hammers Google On Links

BPI -- the UK's top recording industry association -- has sent a cease-and-desist order to Google, politely asking the search engine to take down links to nine "one-click hosting" sites, each of which hosts thousands of illegal songs. BPI's complaint cites 38 links "that are available via Google's search engine, and [requests these] links be removed as soon a possible as they directly link to sound recordings owned by [BPI] members," reports paidContent:UK.

The links reportedly point to such classics as K'Naan's "Wavin' Flag" to Michael Buble's "Haven't Met You Yet," plus tracks by Eminem and the cast of the TV series Glee. "While Google does not operate any of the infringing websites, search queries lead users to illegal downloads at sites such as MegaUpload, SendSpace and UserShare," paidContent:UK notes.

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