Google Inc. is facing criticism from some of the biggest media companies in the world including News Corp., Viacom, Sony, NBC Universal, Time Warner, and Disney for helping two companies involved in distributing illegal software maximize their profits through the AdSense program offered by Google. According to the proprietors of the two sites in question, EasyDownloadCenter.com and TheDownloadPlace.com, Google assigned them personal account representatives to help maximize their revenues. Apparently Google often does this when they notice high amounts of traffic streaming through the AdSense clients’ sites. The main issue is not the legality of Google’s actions, but rather the lack of adequate screening for current and potential AdSense clients.

Should Google be charged with anything? Do you think they did anything wrong?

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