IsoHunt Guilty of Inducing Infringement 243
roju writes "The MPAA has won a summary judgment against torrent indexing site isoHunt for inducing copyright infringement. Michael Geist notes that '[t]he judge ruled that the isoHunt case is little different from other US cases such as Napster and Grokster, therefore concluding that there is no need to proceed to a full trial and granting Columbia Pictures request for summary judgment.' Attorney Ben Sheffner, who worked on the case for Fox, explains some of the implications, noting that 'the most significant ruling in the opinion was the court's holding that the DMCA's safe harbors are simply not available where inducement has been established.' This case could have implications on other indexing sites, and creates a gap in the DMCA safe harbor provisions that could have far-reaching implications on other sites."
Re:Is there a way for a US judgement to be enforce (Score:5, Funny)
If they don't comply, the US will invade and liberate those IsoHunt hold captive!
Re:Ignore the gyrations of management (Score:5, Funny)
And that's why I no longer download music.
I just break into a studio, take the master tape of whatever music I want and leave a reel of blank tape in its place. This way I only steal the music and not the tape itself. The studio experiences the same loss as if I would have just downloaded the music, but this way I get higher quality.
Re:Ignore the gyrations of management (Score:3, Funny)
Uh, I don't know about you, but if they released attack dogs and helicopters, I think I could summon the willpower to make sure that I never visited isoHunt.