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Google Defends Hotfile (and Megaupload) in Court

Google has filed a brief at a federal court in Florida defending the file-hosting site Hotfile in its case against the MPAA. The search giant accuses the movie companies of misleading the court and argues that Hotfile is protected under the DMCA's safe harbor. Indirectly, Google is also refuting claims being made by the US government in the criminal case against Megaupload.
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MPAA Using Megaupload Case as Backdoor SOPA, Court Hears

Internet / File Sharing : TorrentFreak (12 months ago)

Political activist group Demand Progress has filed a brief in the Megaupload case, urging the court to disregard the MPAA's concerns over the return of data to former Megaupload users. The group argues that Hollywood lobbyists are o... Read Post

Google Strikes Back After MPAA Objects To Hotfile Intervention

Internet / File Sharing : TorrentFreak (last year)

Google recently filed an amicus brief in which it suggested that the movie companies of the MPAA were misleading the court in their case against file-hosting service Hotfile. In response the MPAA objected to Google's intervention wi... Read Post

Google Defends Hotfile Against MPAA

Music / Hip Hop & Rap : The Smoking Section (last year)

TorrentFreak: “Google has filed a brief at a federal court in Florida defending the file-hosting site Hotfile in its case against the MPAA. The search giant accuses the movie companies [...] Read Post


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