MPAA Cracking Down on TV Torrent Sites

Posted by Zonk on Sunday May 15, 2005 @12:16AM from the late-lamented-btefnet dept.

sallgeud writes "It appears the other shoe has dropped and the MPAA is now going after sites which link to torrents of TV shows. The beef with redistributing copyrighted material seems to make sense... but I'm wondering if it makes a difference in the world of DVR. The vast majority of downloads appeared to be of content that is broadcast free over the airwaves. I'm wondering how much different this is than going after Tivo? Would these sites have been hit with lawsuits if they had stuck to purely over-the-air broadcasts?"

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Dupe by YowzaTheYuzzum · 2005-05-15 00:19 · Score: 0, Redundant

Dupe.

[insert witty remark about Slashdot editors, torrents, and the MPAA]
isohunt.com - gone? by David+Horn · 2005-05-15 00:20 · Score: 0, Redundant

ISOhunt has vanished overnight, have the MPAA bastards gone after them too?

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In other news... by Bionic_Baboon · 2005-05-15 00:37 · Score: 0, Redundant

The MPAA is planning to crack down on duped articles.