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MPAA sues movie-indexing sites
The MPAA is in an uproar again, this time over some sites that index links to other sites which they claim host “infringing” material. The MPAA has sued two websites which act in a similar fashion, cataloging and indexing content locations along with providing search functions for it. Like many other sites of their kind, it seems likely they will try to use the “we don't host any actual content” defense that many torrent sites have tried.
The MPAA is particularly upset that one of the sites provides embedded player functionality. They are asking for the “removal” of the sites from the Internet, along with monetary damages, as it’s the norm for these types of cases. The MPAA claims that the actual cause of harm is that the sites use advertising to generate revenue, not so much that they provide illegal content.
The MPAA is particularly upset that one of the sites provides embedded player functionality. They are asking for the “removal” of the sites from the Internet, along with monetary damages, as it’s the norm for these types of cases. The MPAA claims that the actual cause of harm is that the sites use advertising to generate revenue, not so much that they provide illegal content.
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User Comments (3)
Post a comment| thorney on July 30, 2008 1:45 AM | These suits always backfire as all they do is draw attention to the kind of sites they want to stop, I didnt know until now they existed or were so easy to use. All they have done is encourage people to look at these sites now. crazy!
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| nirkon on July 30, 2008 3:25 AM | What they are describing sounds entirely like google.
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| gbe300 on July 30, 2008 4:21 AM | "The MPAA claims that the actual cause of harm is that the sites use advertising to generate revenue, not so much that they provide illegal content." And the problem with this is what ? Now all sites that generate revenue with ads should be removed from the web ? This is pathetic. What we need to do as free people is run a class action case on the MPAA and the rest of these "lets sue everyone just cause" acronym bastards for clogging up the courts, media sources, email boxes and for being total asshats. Maybe then they will learn if it can be read it can be copied and sueing is not the way to try and maintain an antiquated distribution model.
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