Google will remove website addresses from its search index for infringing copyright, but it won’t act when it is told that its search engine is pointing to sites selling counterfeits and infringing trademark rights, Incopro said. — Bloomberg
Google searches for a popular antibiotic and a baby teething product send some users to suspect websites, according to a report released on Oct 21 by a firm that tracks trademark and copyright infringement online.
Earlier this year, six of the 10 results on the first page for the Google search "buy Bactrim online” showed links to websites that were "operating unlawfully and misusing” the Bactrim trademark, Incopro Ltd said in the study.
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