Google has failed to deliver on promises to tackle illegal file-sharing, according to an organisation which represents music labels around the world, BBC News reported.
It conceded that the search engine had made "modest steps", but alleged it was profiting from piracy.
In response, Google declined to comment on what it called a "press stunt".
In the report, the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) accused Google of making money from "sites and applications that engage in piracy".
It said, as the world's biggest search engine, it had a "special responsibility" to protect copyrighted music.
It said some work had been done but that more action had to be taken if Google "is not to continue to be abused as a vehicle for piracy."
"Google also needs to do more to ensure that it does not derive revenue from illegal activity and supports the digital marketplace in which it itself is a participant," it added.
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