[x-pubpol] Hotfile Sues Warner Bros. For Copyright Fraud and Abuse

[Joly MacFie]

(Via: Lauren Weinstein <lauren at vortex.com>)


Hotfile Sues Warner Bros. For Copyright Fraud and Abuse

http://j.mp/mZLCAB  (TorrentFreak)

    "The Florida-based file-hosting service Hotfile has sued Warner Bros.
     for fraud and abuse. Hotfile accuses the movie studio of
     systematically abusing its anti-piracy tool by taking down hundreds of
     titles they don't hold the copyrights to, including open source
     software ... However, Warner also took down files that they didn't own
     the rights to, and for many of these they never verified their nature
     by actually downloading the contents. This, while Warner specifically
     certified "under penalty of perjury" that it was the rightful owner.
     In part, these errors seem to originate from an automatic script
     Warner used to find infringing content ... Hotfile suspects that the
     overbroad takedowns were not only an attempt to prevent copyright
     infringement, but also a scheme to make profits. Warner proposed to
     Hotfile an affiliate deal where content that was taken down would be
     replaced with links to movie stores where users could buy Warner
     movies. More takedowns thus means more potential revenue."

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