Google is willing to help out record labels with the never-ending battle of piracy.

After trade groups representing the major record labels sent a letter to Google last month asking them to help combat piracy, Google replied in saying that they will put together a new standard paid option of $5 per thousand inquiries and will remove all links from their search to the pirated content.

Google is in a win win situation as they already make money on advertising from these pirated sites and now they are wanting to get into the digital music business.


Here is an example of how Google makes money and helps these pirated sites stay afloat.