Torrentspy Appeals MPAA Wiretap Case

Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 12:43PM
Admin in Law Firm News

Torrentspy has appealed the federal "wiretap" case against the Motion Picture Association of America to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals involving allegations that the MPAA paid a hacker $15,000 dollars in return for use of emails obtained by unauthorized computer access and automated interception. The case is Bunnell v. Motion Picture Association of America. The redacted brief can be found here. Here is a story from CNET News and the Washington Post on the appeal.

Article originally appeared on Rothken Law Firm - Techfirm.com (http://www.techfirm.com/).