The Motion Picture Association of America has praised the Internet search leader's announcement on Friday, while some advocates of Internet freedom have panned it or had a lukewarm response.

Every so often, Google changes its search algorithms and when it does everyone wonders how search results will change.

The company says that , sites with high numbers of removal notices for infringing copyright may appear lower in search results.

"This ranking change should help users find legitimate, quality sources of content more easily -- whether it's a song previewed on NPRs music website, a TV show on Hulu or new music streamed from Spotify," Engineering SVP Amit Singhal wrote in a .

Happy Hollywood