Neowin News Feed for: Torrentspy

TorrentSpy must pay $110 million to MPAA

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:37:40 +0000

A clear message to all torrent websites hosted on the US soil was sent all over the world today: A federal judge is hitting the shuttered TorrentSpy service with a $111 million penalty for facilitating... Read more...

TorrentSpy Blocks Searches From US Visitors

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:32:36 +0000

In what appears to be a preventative measure to protect its users, popular Bittorrent search site TorrentSpy has begun to block all search from US visitors, starting today. The site has been caught up in... Read more...

TorrentSpy Ordered by Federal Judge to Become MPAA Spy

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:26:24 +0000

TorrentSpy, one of the largest and most popular torrent dump sites, may soon become another piece of bait in the MPAA's ongoing efforts to track down and prosecute copyright infringers. The site has already been... Read more...

Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:29:23 +0000

A month after accusing the Motion Picture Association of America of conspiring to commit data theft, the operators of a file search engine presented more details regarding the alleged relationship between the MPAA and a... Read more...

Torrentspy Aims to Hit Back

Joe Cashman — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:26:01 +0000

The BitTorrent search site, Torrentspy has hit back at a recent lawsuit submitted by Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The MPAA is accusing Torrentspy of helping copyright infringement by directing people to sites, some... Read more...