Mediagazer: Film studios request removal of takedown notices (BBC)

7:00 PM ET, April 5, 2013

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BBC:

Film studios request removal of takedown notices — Game of Thrones was found to be the most pirated TV series of 2012 — Two film studios have asked Google to take down links to messages sent by them requesting the removal of links connected to film piracy.

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