‘Torrent’ Becomes A Dirty Word As Site Admin Fined $29,000
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011A French Court of Appeal has just upheld the sentencing of an administrator of two BitTorrent-related sites. Despite no evidence being presented that money was made from the sites through advertising as claimed – or even that any infringements had occurred – the admin now faces a $29,000 payout. Bizarrely, the Court decided that having the word ‘torrent’ in his sites’ URLs showed that he knew about infringements.
Source: ‘Torrent’ Becomes A Dirty Word As Site Admin Fined $29,000
