14 DAY TRIAL // The fight against BitTorrent websites which are accused of copyright infringement continues with a new duel, this time between IsoHunt and MPAA(Motion Picture Association of America). IsoHunt was quite reticent in the last few months, probably due to the fact that all people concentrated on The Pirate Bay and on its efforts to improve its image.
In a post on the official website, IsoHunt replies to the MPAA accusations that it "serves no other purpose than promoting and facilitating infringement of Hollywood films, that we the search engine together with [other] trackers are akin to the bogeyman selling pirated DVDs on the street, that caching, linking, and indexing by and of automated and open systems is same as targeted and willful distribution," as it is mentioned on the website.
Just like some other BitTorrents websites currently on the web, IsoHunt was sued by MPAA of copyright infringement as it was said that it provided access to pirated content. "Our answer is a resounding no," IsoHunt explains.
"IsoHunt is a tool in the collective "BitTorrent ecosystem" akin to the Web, we do not want it to be used for copyright infringement against the wishes of copyright holders, we have a long-working Copyright Policy and relations with them (large and small, except the MPAA)," the message reads.
Moreover, the BitTorrent website points to the independent and less-known artists out there who want to promote their work by publishing it on websites such as IsoHunt. "To find us guilty is to find the Web at its infancy guilty because it was full of porn, and Yahoo guilty for making a directory of it."
MPAA filed a complaint against IsoHunt, claiming the BitTorrent websites provide access to pirated material owned by its members. Among the MPAA members, we can mention Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Studios and Walt Disney.