In a not so shocking decision, a jury has awarded the MPAA around $4 million USD in fines from the companies ShowStash.net and Cinematube.net. The sites were sued last year by the MPAA and have been defending their actions ever since. What gives this case more importance over the thousands of others the MPAA has filed is that neither company hosted any of the unauthorized content and instead ... [ read the full article ]
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I don't believe this, the courts awarding four million to the MPAA because of people using two websites as search engines?! MY GOD, WHAT'S NEXT, suing GOOGLE, or IMDB for having the terminity to have movie links on their websites. This has to be one of the most ridiculous and frivilous misuses of power I've seen to date by these morons. But it just goes to show, that if you've got deep pockets you can buy a judge, jury and verdict against anybody. I can't understand how a company can be sued for being a search engine, that makes about as much sense as someone suing a car dealer because their ads on TV are available online so you can see the car you want to buy. It makes you wonder just where this world is going to.
Another victory for the big guy. How much longer is this going to go on? Did these duche bags get sick of taking grand mas to court? Next they'll want your arm and leg!
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. May 2008 @ 17:49
So does this mean that if the US Supreme Court has a search engine that allowed one to find a copyrighted torrent (on some legal issue) the US Supreme court would be sued by the MPAA and lose in a jury case? Logics the same.Just crazy.
You can't stop a group like the MPAA without putting them against the wall and shooting them.
In short, showing them they can't have everything their way.
That's not going to happen.
Hobo, dude, layoff the flaming tone... US is not perfect, but it's a great nation and your words are way off for the memorial weekend.
It's all about how to convince the 12 jurors, people! I served once, i have to say, most of them are normal average joe/janes, but there always one or two anal nuts...
Originally posted by mspurloc: You can't stop a group like the MPAA without putting them against the wall and shooting them.
In short, showing them they can't have everything their way.
That's not going to happen.
not enough bullets....
better, if you hold an awards show in LA honoring all the "saviors" of the floundering movie industry
then ask the president to "drop THE FOOTBALL" on the left coast
