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."'"

Gracias

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank you MPAA, I didn't know about a couple of those!

Re:In other words

[darkain]

i read that as "You're either with us or you're with the torrentists"

Thought process...

[Anonymous Coward]

Even for free, I couldn't sit through all of Stealth.

First Thought: That's odd, I did.

Second Thought: Oh yeah, now I remember why! Jessica Biel was in it. Duh!

Third Thought: Wait... then whats wrong with this guy? Hullo! Jessica Biel! Fap fap fap?

...for my girlfriend and I.

Fourth Thought: Ooohh, I get it. You poor whipped SOB. :(

Fifth Thought: Hey! I have some pictures of Jessica Biel somewhere on my storage drive!

Thanks, didn't know half of these

[Werrismys]

slashdot is educational.

Re:Misplaced effort

[DeathToAllah]

If they'd put half the effort into actually making quality films as they do with these worthless lawsuits, I'd gladly pay $30 for theatre admission and snacks for my girlfriend and I. Until then, I'm paying what it's worth to see these movies. Do they admit blow up dolls to movie theatres nowadays?

Re:Shooting themselves in the foot

[PorkNutz]

Blanks don't count!

You have stolen enough

[tcornelissen]

More with your mouse over the bottom of each page in the press release: http://www.mpaa.org/press_releases/2006_02_21_raze r.pdf [mpaa.org]
You will vind a hidden registration link.
You guys have now stolen so much, the MPAA cannot afford anymore to pay a $30 registration fee to Iteksoft. http://www.iteksoft.com/modules.php?op=modload&nam e=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=4 [iteksoft.com]

Re:Absurd

[Anonymous Coward]

What happened everytime? Pirating evolved

Actually, pirating is intelligently designed (and re-designed). Sorry, couldn't resist.

Re:Same tired old argument

[Errtu76]

You cannot buy culture. You learn about it, you appriciate it, you emulate it.

You move your Great Artist into a city and have him create a Great Work. You increase the culture tax a bit. You can buy culture! And i'll throw a nuke on everyone who says i can't!