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Torrentspy Dinged $111 Million in MPAA Lawsuit
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Quote: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."

The case, producing what is among the largest fines in copyright history, was bolstered after the MPAA allegedly paid a hacker $15,000 for internal TorrentSpy e-mails and correspondence.

"This substantial money judgment sends a strong message about the illegality of these sites," MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman said in a statement.

TorrentSpy, a U.S.-based torrent tacking service, shuttered in March after it lost its case against the MPAA. TorrentSpy did not lose on the merits, but defaulted after it failed to produce internal records.

Judge Cooper ordered TorrentSpy permanently shuttered.

TorrentSpy attorney Ira Rothken was not immediately available for comment. He has appealed the default order to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Damn MPAA

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yeah, hes fudgeed

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07/05/2008 09:40 PM
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Damn.

How can he pay 111 mil?

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08/05/2008 01:20 AM
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wow. .. TS was the first torrent/trakcer site i go to

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111 m .. double you tee eff
08/05/2008 01:26 AM
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lol owned


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that's an interesting number... 111mil.


wow! they paid a hacker to illegally get mails and correspondence! talk about irony.

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yeah that is alot of money, and I have no clue how they will pay.  And I have this news posted before RSLog...  What else is new.

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YoYoBallz Wrote:And I have this news posted before RSLog...  What else is new.

Lol I noticed.

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it would be quite hard for him to pay
maybe it will bye bye torrentspy for good

08/05/2008 09:54 AM
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havent used torrentspy in a long long long time...

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08/05/2008 10:32 AM
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