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MPAA Files Lawsuits Targeting Major Torrent Sites

diverge_s writes "Slyck news reports on a new wave of lawsuits the MPAA has filed against major Bit Torrent search sites including: Torrentspy, Isohunt, Torrentbox, Niteshadow and Bthub. From the article: '"Website operators who abuse technology to facilitate infringements of copyrighted works by millions of people are not anonymous - they can and will be stopped," said John G. Malcolm, Executive Vice President and Director of Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA. "Disabling these powerful networks of illegal file distribution is a significant step in stemming the tide of piracy on the Internet."'"

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  1. Re:I'll get modded troll by bxbaser · · Score: 0, Troll

    "with an Armalite AR-10 carbine gas-powered semi-automatic weapon"

    probably would happen if you could download an AR-10

  2. MPAA supports terrism by quokkapox · · Score: 0, Troll

    By motivating nefarious evildoing individuals to devise new, more secretive ways of furtively sharing information more anonymously, the MPAA is supporting terrorism. So I say, GO GET 'EM, DUBYA!

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