14 DAY TRIAL // MPAA started the battle against pirate websites a few years ago; in the recent few months, the results of its impressive campaign have come to life. After the $110 million fine received by TorrentSpy, the Motion Picture Association of America recorded another win against Cinematube and Showstash, two websites also accused of piracy. According to MPAA, the two services infringed the copyright by searching, identifying, collecting, organizing, indexing, and posting on their websites links to illegal copies of motion pictures and television shows.
As a result of the lawsuit, the Los Angeles court ruled that both Cinematube and Showstash infringed the MPAA copyright, the two services having to pay a multi-million dollar fine to the copyright organization. Showstash was fined $2.7 while Cinematube has to pay no less than $1.3 million.
"Our goal is to stop this kind of blatant and illegal activity. These judgments indicate that the studios will not hesitate to vigorously pursue litigation against this type of site," said John G. Malcolm, Executive Vice President and Director of Worldwide Anti-Piracy for the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
As mentioned, the MPAA recorded another important success a few weeks ago as TorrentSpy, one of the largest BitTorrent services on the web, was forced to pay a fine of no less than $110 million. The TorrentSpy officials have already announced that they plan to appeal the court ruling but it's unlikely to see a turn-over in this case.
Moreover, there are multiple other lawsuits currently on the judge's table, including several against other BitTorrent service accused of the same illegal activities as TorrentSpy. However, the battle continues, so keep an eye on the news to track the evolution of the MPAA vs. websites accused of piracy case.