Google is aware of this risk and are 'actively working' to honour requests to remove material that is deemed offensive according to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. For example, take a look at the results that this search produces: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22kazaa+lite%22&btnG=Google+Search You will notice that at the bottom, Google have inserted the following comment: "In response to a complaint we received under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 3 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint for these removed results."