Archive for July 29th, 2009

Pirate Bay co-founder denies MPAA allegations (CNET)

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi says film industry’s assertion that Pirate Bay founders still control site is a “faulty claim.” And if Global Gaming can’t find funding, he says, the deal is dead.

Pirate Bay cofounder denies MPAA allegations (CNET)

Peter Sunde says film industry’s latest claim that Pirate Bay founders still control site is “faulty.” He also says if Global Gaming can’t find funding, deal is dead.

Hollywood movie houses sue Pirate Bay operators (USA Today)

A dozen Hollywood production companies have filed a new lawsuit against file-sharing website The Pirate Bay.

Hollywood movie houses sue Pirate Bay operators (AP via Yahoo! News)

A dozen Hollywood production companies have filed a new lawsuit against file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay.

Pirate Bay faces new legal threat (BBC News)

The world’s most high-profile file-sharing website the Pirate Bay faces a new volley of legal action.

Hollywood movie houses sue Pirate Bay operators (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

A dozen Hollywood production companies have filed a new lawsuit against file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay. Columbia Pictures, Disney Enterprises, Universal Studios and 10 others are demanding the site’s operators be fined and prevented from distributing TV-series including “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” and films such as “Batman.”

Studios Demand Court Shutter Pirate Bay (Wired News)

Three months after the four founders of The Pirate Bay are convicted of facilitating copyright infringement, Hollywood studios ask a Swedish court to shutter the world’s most notorious BitTorrent tracker.

US movie studios ask judge to board, scuttle Pirate Bay (Ars Technica)

Several major US studios have filed a lawsuit against The Pirate Bay, seeking a judicial injunction that would shut down the notorious torrent tracker. The move is the latest in the continuing legal saga that surrounds The Pirate Bay. The site’s operators were found guilty in Swedish court earlier this year of assisting copyright infringement, and [...]

Hollywood Studios Sue Pirate Bay (HispanicBusiness.com)

Hollywood studios are suing the popular Pirate Bay file-sharing Web site for moving pirated material even after its founders were sentenced for copyright crime, a lawyer said Tuesday.

Hollywood movie houses sue Pirate Bay operators (Boston Herald)

STOCKHOLM – A dozen Hollywood production companies have filed a new lawsuit against Stockholm-based file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay. Columbia Pictures, Disney Enterprises,…