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MPAA Sues Hotfile Cyberlocker Service

After going quiet for quite some time, the MPAA has unleashed its lawyers on a file-sharing service for allegedly infringing copyright on its products.

According to the MPAA, file storage service Hotfile has become of the world’s most popular sites as a direct result of it promoting “massive digital theft” of Hollywood movies

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  • http://twitter.com/p2jack P2p Jack

    haha – every file host is popular because they allow people to upload illegal files… not their fault… people are abusing their service (in their eyes)…

    and they listen to DMCA so… they are within the law…

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  • http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes

    I liked one of the early comments made at cnet -

    by Random_Walk February 8, 2011 10:59 AM PST
    “… the MPAA, on teh surface, couldn’t file DMCA takedown requests because it cannot see the files in question (they’re locked to a given user).

    If they did find someone violating copyright and can prove it (say, someone charging for access to a given account), then yeah, they’d have to file a DMCA takedown request, or else they have no case.

    I’m thinking that the MPAA is only going for the intimidation factor, hoping to force a settlement (most likely by way of injunction) before they’d actually have to prove their case.”

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