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Judge Rules TorrentSpy Destroyed Evidence

Posted by Soulskill on from the slowing-sinking-ships dept.

Come play kdice writes "A federal judge has handed the MPAA a resounding victory in its copyright infringement lawsuit against TorrentSpy. Judge Florence-Marie Cooper entered a default judgment against Justin Bunnell and the rest of the named defendants in Columbia Pictures et al. v. Justin Bunnell et al. after finding that TorrentSpy 'engaged in widespread and systematic efforts to destroy evidence'. After being sued, TorrentSpy mounted a vigorous defense, including a counter-suit it filed against the MPAA in May 2006, but, behind the scenes, the court documents paint a picture of a company desperately trying to bury any and all incriminating evidence. TorrentSpy has announced its intention to appeal, but its conduct makes a reversal unlikely."

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  1. Man, I love living in 21st century America! by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When the CIA destroys evidence that they tortured prisoners, the entire Justice Department jumps to their defense and gives their director a medal. When a small company that just provides links to pirated movies destroys evidence to protect its users from the thugs at the MPAA, they're criminals and must be punished!

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    1. Re:Man, I love living in 21st century America! by JasterBobaMereel · · Score: 5, Interesting

      If you read the article properly you will find that the evidence they destroyed was never collected, they did not destroy it they just didn't save it in the first place ...

      Oh and this is not a US company so the MPAA and the US courts cannot order them to save information that is not required by European law ...?

      America the land of the free ... well freeish.... sort of

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  2. Severe Penalties Make it the Best Option by TheMiddleRoad · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Perhaps a lawyer can tell us which has worse penalties, destruction of evidence or being found guilty of helping piracy. I imagine it's the latter.