TorrentSpy Drop-Kicked By Federal Judge In MPAA Copyright Lawsuit

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled against TorrentSpy.com, the BitTorrent indexing site, in a case brought on by the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement. The Judge stated that TorrentSpy’s “hiding and destruction of evidence” made a fair trial impossible, and impacted the ability for the movie studios to prove its case. “The court finds that plaintiffs have suffered prejudice,...

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XM Radio & Universal Settle Infringement Suit

XM Satellite Radio has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music back in 2006. The suit was launched by Universal when XM released its portable Inno digital music player, which can store and record music from satellite radio. Major music labels including Vivendi’s Universal, Warner Music Group Corp, EMI Group Plc and Sony BMG sued XM in May 2006, saying the Inno infringes copyrights and transforms a passive...

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