Torrent outfits isoHunt and TorrentBox are joining forces to fight a legal attack from the Motion Picture Ass. of America.
A spokesman for isoHunt said that although it was unclear what the MPAA was going to try to sue it for, it has decided to form a coalition with other P2P outfits to stop any legal action.
"With the help of the EFF, we will fight for the right for technological progress and the legality of the search engine itself," the spokesman said.
IsoHunt and TorrentBox say that since they are just search engines they are not responsible for the content their machines find. Further, if they discover the use of copyrighted material they will take it down.
"It is sad that despite our best efforts in cooperating with copyright owners, in both disabling copyright infringing links to their works everyday while for others, helping them distribute their works globally and cheaply using P2P technologies, it is still not enough for the MPAA," the site says.
The coalition is calling for financial help. It says it needs about $20,000 per month.
Story source:
theinquirer.net.
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