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Change Coming To U.K. Piracy Laws For Search Engines

A communications bill being considered by lawmakers in the U.K. could make copyright laws more stringent. Tim Bradshaw tells us that in a speech on Wednesday, Jeremy Hunt -- the U.K.'s Secretary of State for culture, media and sport -- plans to say "search engines, advertisers and credit card companies should take 'reasonable steps' to 'make life more difficult' for sites that openly flout copyright." Bradshaw provides background on U.K. piracy laws, government investments, and how intellectual property laws could change and affect search engines.

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