MPAA files first suits against movie file-swappers
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The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced that it has begun filing lawsuits against people who use peer-to-peer (P2P) software to trade movie files without permission over the internet.
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The lobbying arm of the film studios files lawsuits against the operators of sites and servers that help users of file-sharing networks locate movies and songs. By Xeni Jardin.
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A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using Internet-based peer-to-peer file sharing programs.
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The movie industry on Thursday said it plans to start suing later this month people who have illegally swapped movies on the Internet, saying the practice represents the greatest economic threat ever faced by the industry.
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Hollywood movie studios, through the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), have today sued scores of operators of computer servers that help relay digitised movie files across online file-sharing networks.
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Hollywood movie studios yesterday sued scores of operators of US- and European-based computer servers that help relay digitized movie files across online file-sharing networks.
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The Motion Picture Association of America said Tuesday that the agency had begun to file suits against suspected file traders. The MPAA did not disclose how many suits had been filed.
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Hollywood stepped up its battle against internet pirates yesterday when the Motion Picture Association of America launched a legal battle against the filesharing networks BitTorrent and eDonkey.
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The Motion Picture Association of America says it has sued a company that sells Internet downloads of current movies like &quot;I, Robot&quot; and &quot;Spider-Man 2&quot; without permission.
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Hollywood film studios are to sue people who swap pirated copies of films over the internet. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said the civil suits would seek damages of up to $30,000 (Â£16,300) per film.
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The major Hollywood movie studios today sued hundreds of people suspected of trading illegally copied movies on the Internet, a move closely modeled on the recording industry&#39;s aggressive legal campaign to stamp out music piracy.
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LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood studios say they will file hundreds of lawsuits later this month against individuals who swap pirated copies of movies over the Internet.
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The Motion Picture Association of America has filed complaints in federal court against individuals accused of sharing pirated copies of films on the Internet.
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Association seeks monetary damages from alleged film pirates.
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WASHINGTON, December 15: The Motion Picture Association of America has filed suit against more than 100 file-sharing networks such as BitTorrent, Direct Connect and eDonkey, which allow users to download illegal copies of movies and television shows from
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The US movie industry says it is launchjing legal action to sue people who facilitate illegal movie downloading.
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Last week, members of the Motion Picture Association of America filed 11 lawsuits against hundreds of people they accused of using file-sharing networks to share copies of movies.