The Prime Minister’s IP Adviser Mike Weatherley has called on Google to take the lead in setting responsible industry standards for search engines in the battle against piracy.

Weatherley’s words came in a new report to Government giving clear recommendations about the roles search engines, ministers and rights-holders should play in anti-piracy efforts.

You can read the full report and Weatherley’s key recommendations here.

The MP said that “search engines play an important role in inadvertently guiding consumers towards illegal ...