--- description: A group of lawyers from Sony, six other studios and the MPAA have been coordinating a legal and technical plan to fight online piracy. title: Leaked Sony Emails Reveal How Much Movie Studios Hate Google image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477080430aa73bbc/69876e79524fc0143cdeb603/453920462.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Leaked Sony Emails Reveal How Much Movie Studios Hate Google ## Video: Know Right Now: From California's Pineapple Express to Another Shutdown Drama [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: From California's Pineapple Express to Another Shutdown Drama](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/yKgf4s2K.m3u8) (1:19)  _Published 2014-12-12. Watch this week's #KnowRightNow to catch up on the latest top stories_  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 12, 2014 7:11 PM CUT  The Google logo is seen at the company's offices on August 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The Google logo is seen at the company's offices on August 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.Adam Berry—Getty Images  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 12, 2014 7:11 PM CUT It’s no secret that some big movie and music companies hate Google, which they have long accused of making it easy for users to find pirated content online. But [newly leaked emails](http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/12/7382287/project-goliath "undefined") reveal just how far movie studios are willing to go in their battle against online piracy, and, by extension, Google. A group of lawyers from Sony, six other studios and the Motion Picture Association of America have been coordinating a legal and technical plan to fight online piracy, according to Sony Pictures emails leaked by hackers and [analyzed](http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/12/7382287/project-goliath "undefined") by _The Verge_. The studios have been discussing how to get state prosecutors to go after Google—which they codenamed “Goliath”—for offering links to pirated content (or sites that then link to pirated content) in its search results. The report also found the movie studios are looking at ways to partner with Internet providers like Comcast to block sites found to host infringing content, a strategy that’s [already being used](http://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-isps-forced-to-block-piracy-websites-send-warnings/ "undefined") in other parts of the world. [_Read more at The Verge_](http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/12/7382287/project-goliath "undefined") _Read next:_ [_Who Is Amy Pascal? 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