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MPAA wins $111m from bankrupt torrentspy: MPAA wins $111m from bankrupt TorrentSpyMessage has been deleted.Every time you shut one down, 10 will take its place...How about changing your business model to fit with new world technology. P2P is a monster that the MPAA and RIAA created. They created it by price fixing and raping...; Tags: MPAA, RIAA, TorrentSpy; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
MPAA wins $111m from bankrupt torrentspy: A federal judge in L.A. awarded the Motion Picture Association of America a $111 million judgment against TorrentSpy.com, the file-sharing site that shut down in March, AP reports. TorrentSpy operators Valence Media LLC were hit for $30,000 per violation for nearly 3,700 illegal movie and TV shows. ...; Tags: MPAA, TorrentSpy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Litigation, Internet, Business Operations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Judge finds torrentspy destroyed evidence, rules for MPAA: Judge finds TorrentSpy destroyed evidence, rules for MPAAand courts should be aware that the public is fed up with Mpaa tactics! (nt:).RE: Judge finds TorrentSpy destroyed evidence, rules for MPAAFirst of all, @wessonjoe: The way to win in court is to be better-behaved than your adversary, not worse-behaved.Second, it seems...; Tags: Games, SECURITY, TorrentSpy, MPAA, interrogation, CIA; Discussion threads 2007-12-20
Judge finds torrentspy destroyed evidence, rules for MPAA: Did TorrentSpy.com traffic in illegal copyright infringement? We may never know for sure since a lawsuit brought by the MPAA against the torrent download site was not decided on its merits, but TorrentSpy's behavior in the case certainly suggests it wasn't feeling too confident. The court in...; Tags: MPAA, Defendant, TorrentSpy, Network Technology, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-19
If yesterday's ruling holds, torrentspy must die: If yesterday's ruling holds, TorrentSpy must dieI might agree that...... torrentspy.com should be shut down but not that torrents should be made illegal. I use them regularly for downloading my Linux ISOs and it would be very inconvenient to not be able to use them. Classifying torrents as a 'den...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, TorrentSpy; Discussion threads 2007-12-19

If yesterday's ruling holds, torrentspy must die: If, as I think likely, TorrentSpy.com loses its appeals, then that's one more piece of corroboration to my long-held believe that the torrents are dens of thieves. Not only that, but that would mark one more reason why, at least in my book,...; Tags: Evidence, Deletion, TorrentSpy, Productivity, Network Technology, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Legal woes mount for torrentspy: Legal woes mount for TorrentSpyTally another loss of liberties - this is getting oldI understand that they want to protect copyrighted information. That's the law, and it's not possible for someone to actually claim that copyrighted material should be free to anyone - that goes against the purpose of...; Tags: Servers, Now IT, e-mail, Legal Woe, TorrentSpy, media, server; Discussion threads 2007-08-29
Court rules against torrentspy in hacking case: Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking caseWell, does it keep the people who's e-mails were soldfrom suing both the seller and the buyer, not just the TorrentSpy company? As far as moral high ground, the MPAA and the RIAA have never really sat up there, always look lower, much...; Tags: Government, SECURITY, privacy, TorrentSpy, GOP, MPAA, RIAA, hacking; Discussion threads 2007-08-29
torrentspy shuts down in the U.S.: TorrentSpy shuts down in the U.S.the dmca isnt that bad after all huh?loggin your ramz.torrent spy sucked anywaysThere are so many better torrent sites out there, its funny. One dies and 3 others rise in its place.And another one bites the dust.Go ahead, rant all you like, won't change a...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, TorrentSpy, MPAA, software; Discussion threads 2007-08-27
torrentspy lawyer battling 'copyright extremism': TorrentSpy lawyer battling 'copyright extremism'If someone ordered me to give the contents of my RAMI'd pull the RAM from the machine and send it to them.Smart manThe effectiveness of any law depends on public buy-in and voluntary compliance this is particularly true of taxation and franchise monopolies, so it stands...; Tags: Memory, RAM, TorrentSpy; Discussion threads 2007-07-31
EFF filing brief in torrentspy case: EFF filing brief in TorrentSpy caseM$ and HARDWARE DRMI took a colleague of yours to task over the existence of HARDWARE DRM in Vista. He claimed " there's no such animal ". I showed him MICROSOFTS' OWN SPECIFICATIONS on HARDWARE DRM. The significance here is obvious: The MPAA/RIAA/LEGAL MAFIA claims...; Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware DRM, Microsoft Corp., TorrentSpy, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Discussion threads 2007-06-25
EFF filing brief in torrentspy case: The Electronic Frontier Foundation has plans to file an amicus brieffor TorrentSpy as it defends itself against copyright violation charges filed by the Motion Picture Association of America, reports CNET News.comThe case is notable because TorrentSpy had attempted to guard against lawsuits by simply not logging any user information. But...; Tags: Privacy, Courts; Blog posts 2007-06-21
torrentspy ruling a 'weapon of mass discovery': TorrentSpy ruling a 'weapon of mass discovery'Evidence from RAMGood luck bringing it to court. I'd like to see them unplug the server and haul it into the judge. The dunce. And we wonder how we end up with these technologically inept laws and judgments. We have individuals sitting on the...; Tags: Memory, RAM, MPAA, TorrentSpy, Here Ya Go; Discussion threads 2007-06-14
Judge: torrentspy must turn over logs in RAM: Judge: TorrentSpy must turn over logs in RAMThank You!Amercian, for providing us with real life sopranno. The Digital Mafia (MPAA/RIAA) once again show the world that they can buy any judge they want and that everyone have a price. Internet Users kiss you privacy goodby and remember next time your...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Memory, Digital media, TorrentSpy, RAM; Discussion threads 2007-06-12
Judge: torrentspy must turn over logs in RAM: The fight for music and music distribution rights continues to drone on as the MPAA strategizes new ways to bring the illegal downloaders to justice. The latest wrinkle, reports News.com, is that a judge has ruled that evidence of an electronic trail that shows up briefly in a computer server's...; Tags: Government technology; Blog posts 2007-06-12
torrentspy ordered to start tracking visitors: TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitorsWhy the fear?I mean no one is doing anything illegal, right?lol.. yea.. not a us company.. doesnt have to deal with usThere are cases of torrent sites ignoring US laws and us not being able to do anything about it.This will just be another one.I...; Tags: Web site, TorrentSpy; Discussion threads 2007-06-11
torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker: Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hackerWell what did they expect him to do?" the contract specifies that the MPAA expected information to be obtained through legal means."He was their agent. Maybe they can sue him for breach of contract, but acting as their agent he allegedly broke the law. I...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Hacking, Digital media, TorrentSpy, MPAA; Discussion threads 2006-06-22
Dramatic turns in the MPAA battle against movie piracy: Three months after the Motion Picture Association of America expanded its courtroom battles against unauthorized movie file downloading and began suing informational Web services, in addition to sites actually enabling unauthorized movie file sharing, Torrentspy has responded with a countersuit, of sorts.Torrentspy, which calls itself “the largest BitTorrent search engine,”...; Tags: MPAA, TorrentSpy, movie; Blog posts 2006-05-25