FILM INDUSTRY AWARDED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENTS AGAINST PIRATE SITES CINEMATUBE AND SHOWSTASH
21 May 2008
Los Angeles –The major Hollywood studios have been awarded multi-million dollar judgments against the illegal
linking websites Showstash.com and Cinematube.com. A federal judge in Los Angeles yesterday issued a $2.7
million judgment against Showstash for the infringement of over a hundred popular copyrighted motion pictures
and television shows. On May 7, a federal judge awarded the studios a similar judgment against Cinematube for $1.3 million.
Hosting provider NFOrce complies with BREIN's demands
20 May 2008
The Dutch hosting provider NFOrce at the eleventh hour complied with the demands from piracy fighter
BREIN. The hosting provider disconnected the site and disclosed the identity of their customer.
By complying with BREIN’s demands NFOrce averted a court hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
MOVIE STUDIOS WIN $110 MILLION JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION AGAINST TORRENTSPY
7 May 2008
Los Angeles – In a significant victory for the major Hollywood studios, a federal judge
in Los Angeles has issued a $110 million judgment for the infringement of thousands of popular
copyrighted motion pictures and television shows. The court also issued a permanent injunction
prohibiting defendant from further infringing any of the studios’ copyrighted works.
