Comments on: Click here for first-run movies, MPAA lawsuits

Copyright suits are filed against MovieRumor.com and Free Online Movie DataBase for linking to pirated versions of films such as I am Legend and Sex and the City.

[raulmot]

Dear MPAA,

Thanks for the sites to check out. Their popularity should skyrocket as much as TPB now.

[rosscbrown]

Two new sites to check out tonight :-)

[blade2577]

Seemed like FOMDB is down. That gives me MovieRumor to check.

[feliusrex]

Since when is linking to data the same as copying data? If the Content MafiAA is going to sue people for links, doesn't the same theory apply when they point out those links? Truthfully, the MPAA and RIAA should be sued out of existance just for being complete and utter asshats.

[unknown unknown]

Since congress has been corrupted by lobbyists and large corporate interests. They would rather do what's best for large campaign contributors than the country as the whole, hence the move to copyright extremism. Big copyright holders like movie studio practically wrote the DMCA and Sonny Bono Copyright Extension act, to name a few.

[umbrae]

"Since when is linking to data the same as copying data? If the Content MafiAA is going to sue people for links, doesn't the same theory apply when they point out those links? Truthfully, the MPAA and RIAA should be sued out of existance just for being complete and utter asshats."

Since courts ruled that "encouraging" copyright infringement made you responsible for the content. I am not sure this has worked against a website that has advertising, but that was the ruling that brought Grokster down.

Hopefully, they do not win; however, it is more likely these sites will be taken down before there is any court battle.

[goober_nut]

Are we going to get sued for watching the movies now?

[sunshinesuperman]

Truthfully, the MPAA and RIAA should be sued out of existance just for being complete and utter asshats.




that black monkey dancing rap crap should be sued out of business