Hotfile Shuts Down, Makes Millions of User Files Vanish

Hotfile Shuts Down, Makes Millions of User Files Vanish

The downside of shutting down a site with mixed content is that legal files get lost

Hotfile Settles MPAA Suit, Pays $80M / €58.9M

Hotfile Settles MPAA Suit, Pays $80M / €58.9M

The site could have been asked to pay up to half a billion dollars

Anti-Piracy Case Could Have Hotfile Paying Half a Billion Dollars to the MPAA

Anti-Piracy Case Could Have Hotfile Paying Half a Billion Dollars to the MPAA

The case is going in front of a jury next week and the stakes are high

Hotfile Loses Legal Battle Against the MPAA

Hotfile Loses Legal Battle Against the MPAA

The MPAA is boasting about its legal win against the cyberlocker Hotfile

Google Takes on the MPAA in Hotfile Copyright Case

Google Takes on the MPAA in Hotfile Copyright Case

Google is standing by the amicus brief it filed, supporting DMCA safe harbors

Google Swoops in to Defend Hotfile in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Google Swoops in to Defend Hotfile in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Arguing with the court that Hotfile warrants safe harbor protection

Warner Bros. Admits Removing File-Share Content Without Owning Copyright

Warner Bros. Admits Removing File-Share Content Without Owning Copyright

When they searched for 'The Box' a lot of unrelated titles were taken down by mistake