Google Music: iTunes rival nears after filesharing search changes

Google's downgrade of search results hosting unlicensed material expected to hasten expansion of music serviceGoogle is expected to accelerate the launch of its ambitious music service outside the US after the company announced last Friday that it will downgrade illicit filesharing sites in its search results.Websites that host unlicensed copies of songs and films will be relegated in Google search results from Monday, in what is being seen as a major olive branch to the entertainment industry.T...

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