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Hotfile files to have MPAA case dismissed

article published on 7 April, 2011

Hotfile, the cyberlocker which quickly became one of the 100 most trafficked sites in the world, has filed a motion to dismiss the case brought against it by the MPAA, which is accusing the company and its owner of building a business off the profits of digital piracy. The MPAA and the major movie studios claim the site both directly and indirectly supports copyright infringement. ... [ read the full article ]

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ROMaster2
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_ 		7. April 2011 @ 22:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Technically speaking, a lot of cyberlocker websites ARE making bank because of the illegal uploads. To their benefit though, they don't have to do the work and (usually) aren't liable for what their users upload.

Through a economic and capitalist point of view though, this should be completely legal.
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