"Google is sending out a strong signal that they are committed to combating online copyright infringement, " wrote TorrentFreak's editor Ernesto van der Sar.

BBC: Google removes The Pirate Bay from auto-complete search

"It's becoming more difficult for file-sharing sites to operate without getting into trouble both from the authorities and also lawsuits from copyright owners, " Ernesto Van Der Sar, editor of TorrentFreak told the BBC.

BBC: FileSonic cyberlocker offline after piracy complaints

"It would only take one skilled coder to index the URLs from the DMCA notices in order to create one of the largest pirate search engines available, " wrote Torrent Freak editor Ernesto Van Der Sar on the site.

BBC: Film studios request removal of takedown notices