TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110 million

08 May 08 15:21 by Seán Byrne in category Uncategorized To news archive

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The MPAA along with Hollywood studios have made a major victory when a Los Angeles federal judge has ordered the file sharing website Torrent Spy to pay $110 million in damages for copyright infringement involving thousands of movies and TV shows. This comes just weeks after the website shut itself down on March 24th.

The court has also issued a permanent injunction that prohibits the defendant, including its parent company Valence Media from carrying out any further copyright infringement of any of the studios’ copyrighted works by any means. TorrentSpy has already lost its previous case when the same court entered a default order, where TorrentSpy was found liable for copyright infringement as a result of it being found guilty of destroying evidence that would otherwise allow a fair trial.

This judgement also makes the judgement one of the largest fines ever issued for copyright infringement. In the ruling, the judge ordered TorrentSpy to pay $30,000 for each of the 3,699 infringements shown to the court, which amounts to the massive $110 million fine. Its parent company Valence Media along with its owners have filed for bankruptcy.

Thanks to our system admin Liggy for letting us know about this news.

9 Comments

DukeNukem: Posts: 1003; Posted on: 08 May 08 15:44

Torrent sites are like buses. There will be another one along in 5 minutes.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 08 May 08 20:36

I hope they go after these disgusting "public libraries" next. Imagine: Anyone can just go in, read a book FOR FREE, while the authors, illustrators (and most importantly, Publishers) get paid NOTHING.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 09 May 08 01:43

Not to mention those revolting AM and FM radio stations, where you can hear music for free while the songwriters and artists get *nothing* from those doing the listening!

Zod: Posts: 462; Posted on: 09 May 08 03:03

I agree on your library analogy, but the radio think, they jam commercials down our throats to pay for the radio station and royalties, so we don't pay it for it directly, but indirectly by listening to the stupid things.. or you buy satellite radio and pay for it to be commercial free.

old3eyes: Posts: 96; Posted on: 09 May 08 11:25

"osted by punistation (guest) on Thursday 08 May 2008 20:36 I hope they go after these disgusting "public libraries" next. Imagine: Anyone can just go in, read a book FOR FREE, while the authors, illustrators (and most importantly, Publishers) get paid NOTHING." Also these evil public libraries loan out audio CDs and movies as well..

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 09 May 08 12:25

What CEO or official hasn't tried to get rid of the evidence nowdays and all they get is a slap on the wrist. His biggest crime was he was a little guy v. RIAA/MPA.

DeadMan: Posts: 1563; Posted on: 09 May 08 16:09

Nobody is going to pay 110 million dollars. They will just go bankrupt that's all.

Matt_382: Posts: 80; Posted on: 09 May 08 17:21

FLASH !!! Satellite radio stations are NOT commercial free.

yronnen: Posts: 69; Posted on: 09 May 08 21:00

"FLASH !!! Satellite radio stations are NOT commercial free." I thought that this was their main selling point. So what's their story?

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