Re: [News] TorrentSpy ordered to pay studios $110M in Filesharing Software http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20455003 en Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:07:05 EDT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:07:05 EDT Re: [News] TorrentSpy ordered to pay studios $110M http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20461489 La Luna :
said by unoriginal See Profile :

I read that Torrentspy plans to appeal the verdict. Two questions: Who is paying the lawyers handling this case? And why bother since the site has shutdown already and clearly doesnt have the money to pay the judgement against them?
The MPAA probably knows they won't see a dime. They wanted to "send a message". :uhh:

Lawyers? Who knows, maybe pro bono?

"This substantial money judgment sends a strong message about the illegality of these sites," MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman said. "The demise of TorrentSpy is a clear victory for the studios."

Whether the MPAA will collect the $110 million from TorrentSpy remains to be seen. Court records show that Valence and TorrentSpy principles Justin Bunnell and Wes Parker have filed for bankruptcy.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20461489 Sat, 10 May 2008 13:04:57 EDT Re: [News] TorrentSpy ordered to pay studios $110M http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20455003 unoriginal : I read that Torrentspy plans to appeal the verdict. Two questions: Who is paying the lawyers handling this case? And why bother since the site has shutdown already and clearly doesnt have the money to pay the judgement against them?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20455003 Fri, 09 May 2008 02:02:22 EDT Re: [News] TorrentSpy ordered to pay studios $110M http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20454533 Doctor Four : The MPAA can crow all they want, claiming victory, but I
seriously doubt the operators of TorrentSpy had anywhere
even close to the $110 million judgement levelled against
them.

Getting any money out of them is going to be like trying to
squeeze blood out of a turnip (yes I know that analogy is
cliched and overused, but it fits here).
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20454533 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:21:52 EDT [News] TorrentSpy ordered to pay studios $110M http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20454322 La Luna : Studios win $110 million in TorrentSpy suit
Thu May 8, 2008 5:20am EDT

By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TorrentSpy bit the dust only weeks ago, shuttering its peer-to-peer file-sharing site. Now a federal judge has ordered the company to pay the Motion Picture Association of America $110 million for infringement of thousands of copyrighted film and TV shows.....

»www.reuters.com/article/industry···20080509

That's a lot of moola. :hmm:
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