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US court finds file-hosting service Hotfile infringed copyright, says MPAA |
August 29, 2013
A U.S. federal court has found file-hosting website Hotfile liable for copyright infringement, according to movie industry body Motion Picture Association of America.The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida also held that Hotfile's principal, Anton Titov, was personally liable for Hotfile's infringement, MPAA said in an emailed statement Wednesday."This case marked the first time that a US court has ruled on whether so-called cyberlockers like Hotfile can be held liable for their infringing business practices," it added.The order was marked on online court records as "restricted/sealed until further notice." The opinion will be made public by the court in about two weeks, after confidential and proprietary information has been redacted, MPAA said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047704/us-court-finds-filehosting-service-hotfile-infringed-copyright-says-mpaa.html#tk.rss_all
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