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Toby 05-07-2008 09:55 PM
Torrentspy Dinged $111 Million in MPAA Lawsuit
 
A federal judge is hitting the shuttered TorrentSpy service with a $111 million penalty for facilitating the infringement of thousands of copyrighted works.

U.S. District Judge Florence -Marie Cooper in Los Angeles, ruling in a case brought by the Motion Picture Association of America, said site operator Justin Bunnell and associates must pay the maximum $30,000 for "each of the 3,699 infringements shown."

Full article on WIRED

Sexyteaser 05-07-2008 10:21 PM
Re: Torrentspy Dinged $111 Million in MPAA Lawsuit
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby (Post 812706)
A federal judge is hitting the shuttered TorrentSpy service with a $111 million penalty for facilitating the infringement of thousands of copyrighted works.

U.S. District Judge Florence -Marie Cooper in Los Angeles, ruling in a case brought by the Motion Picture Association of America, said site operator Justin Bunnell and associates must pay the maximum $30,000 for "each of the 3,699 infringements shown."

Full article on WIRED
Wow that is a heavy hit! Can they afford that fine?


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