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Studios Win Suit Against TorrentSpy

Site allows users abroad to find, download films

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 19, 2007 11:41 AM CST
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(Newser) – A federal judge has put an early end to a copyright infringement trial, finding online file-sharing service TorrentSpy.com liable for movie piracy. In a victory for Paramount Pictures and other film studios, the Los Angeles court ruled that the operators of TorrentSpy destroyed evidence and made false statements under oath, the Wall Street Journal reports.

TorrentSpy, a site with LA-based management and Amsterdam-based servers, runs one of the Web's largest torrent trackers, helping people track down movies and other material to download. TorrentSpy's search features are closed off to US Web surfers but can be accessed easily from abroad. The court will rule later on the dollar value of damages.

Bulgarian Bit Torrent users takes part in a protest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, March, 24, 2007. Bit Torrent users gathered to protest on Saturday against closing down of Bulgarias largest Bit Torrent sites, providing users with pirate music, movies and software. The protests came after Bulgaria's office for...
Bulgarian Bit Torrent users takes part in a protest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, March, 24, 2007. Bit Torrent users gathered to protest on Saturday against closing down of Bulgarias largest...   (Associated Press)
Bulgarian Torrent user rolls a local area network cable over his head during a protest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, March, 24, 2007. A thousand Bit Torrent users are gathered to protest in Saturday against closing of the Bulgarias largest BitTorrent sites, providing users with pirate music, movies and...
Bulgarian Torrent user rolls a local area network cable over his head during a protest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, March, 24, 2007. A thousand Bit Torrent users are gathered to protest in...   (Associated Press)
TorrentSpy allows Web users outside the US to browse films and other material for download
TorrentSpy allows Web users outside the US to browse films and other material for download   (Index Stock)
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TorrentSpy suit outcome a "significant victory for the major Hollywood studios"
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TorrentSpy defense cut short; judge cites evidence destruction
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