What a fascinating window into this hidden yet enormous neverending game of whack-a-mole.
I was initially surprised that Microsoft dwarfs the RIAA in requests, but of course their software sells at much higher prices than albums. I wonder how popular an artist has to be for the RIAA to consider it worth paying someone to find links and submit requests...
It also sounds like an enormous burden (read: barrier to entry) for search engines. I'm sure Google is constantly optimizing just how much of the process it can automate. (ex. If a submitter has had X requests approved for Y domain, remove it automatically?) I love how they let webmasters know about it, though, to remove fears of false positives.
I was initially surprised that Microsoft dwarfs the RIAA in requests, but of course their software sells at much higher prices than albums. I wonder how popular an artist has to be for the RIAA to consider it worth paying someone to find links and submit requests...
It also sounds like an enormous burden (read: barrier to entry) for search engines. I'm sure Google is constantly optimizing just how much of the process it can automate. (ex. If a submitter has had X requests approved for Y domain, remove it automatically?) I love how they let webmasters know about it, though, to remove fears of false positives.