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Hotfile Battles MPAA Over Private User Data Disclosure

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Earlier this year, member companies of the MPAA filed a lawsuit against the Hotfile file-hosting service and ever since the parties have been back and forth submitting and responding to court papers. Now it seems that the MPAA want Hotfile to hand over just about every piece of data the company holds, from the IP addresses of uploaders and downloaders to the company’s source code.

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Hotfile Files To Dismiss In Pivotal MPAA vs Cyberlocker Lawsuit

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

As the entertainment industries eye the apparent emerging threat of so-called cyberlocker online storage sites, it was inevitable that at some point they would pick a fight with one of them. That unlucky target is Florida-based Hotfile and although it has chosen to settle lawsuits in the past, the company appears to be standing strong and has filed a motion to dismiss.

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