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Warner Bros files copyright infringement claim against its own website

on Sep 6, 2016 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

Entertainment giant Warner Bros has asked Google to remove its own website from search results in a bizarre piracy take down request.

The film studio claimed the site violated copyright laws, and asked the search engine to also remove links to legitimate streaming websites, including Amazon and Sky Cinema.

The requests were issued on behalf of Warner Bros by digital copyright company Vobile, which files hundreds of take down requests each month.

Warner Bros hasn’t yet commented on the peculiar accusation against itself, which was first clocked by an eagle eyed reporter at Torrent Freak.

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Source: The Drum