“ Consequences for search The interesting part is that the judge bypassed the argument that the site only links to illegal content, and does not host it. This is what the quote “this is going to bite Google in the ass” refers to. The Swedish ruling could potentially be an enormous problem for Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other search engine operators, who may have to start filtering their own results for links to illegal content and copyrighted materials as a consequence, which will be a Herculean task… ”
How today’s Pirate Bay verdict may accidentally kill Search… - Copypaste Media
