Comments on: TorrentSpy to appeal whopper legal judgment

Attorney for now-defunct search engine says court's decision was an "abuse of discretion" and a "Hollywood public-relations stunt."

[inachu]

It is so easy to use google to find mp3 files!
If torrent spy is guilty then so is google!

[Leria]

That is basically what it comes down to for me as well. Google is doing the EXACT same thing, so why are they only going after torrent sites?
Maybe because they know that torrent sites are less likely to have the 'big pockets' of Google or to be able to fight them.

[JM_Brazil]

In better words, if Google is innocent, so is TorrentSpy.

[JM_Brazil]

In better words, if Google is innocent, so is TorrentSpy.

[JM_Brazil]

In better words, if Google is innocent, so is TorrentSpy.

[Leria]

I really hope that TorrentSpy sticks it to the MPAA in this case. They should also bring up the argument that they are not going after Google, who is a MUCH bigger blip on the radar in finding illegal stuff than TorrentSpy is.
Whether or not the MPAA wants to recognize it, they are doing illegal things by only going after ONE person who helps to infringe on their copyright and not another. The law SPECIFICALLY says that it has to be applied the same to ALL people and corporations, so why should this be any different?

[JohnBarbagallo]

Go TorrentSpy. These studios make enough money that they don't need to be chasing after developers and CEO's of SEARCH ENGINES. Because That's what TorrentSpy is, a search engine.

I hope they win.

[mikestatic1]

TorrentSpy sticking it to the MPAA? Get real. The company is gone, the attorney isn't going to get paid, there will be no appeal. Google should be next.

[fitzright]

I have a Google search bar on my website so if you type in say - "ironman torrent" it will give you a list of place to download the movie. So can the MPAA sure me for $100 million as my site does a similar thing as torrent spy - if they can sue me they can use maybe a million or so other sites that have search --

[magnusdopus]

This appeal is only serving the lawyer's desire for notoriety or legal fees. TorrentSpy has no chance to win this case. Don't they need to put in a bond to appeal. How are they going to afford that?

[galacticgufus]

if torrentspy has no chance to win, how can the appeal be serving the lawyer's desire for fees?

[galacticgufus]

god bless you mr. rothken for standing up for the rights of the (constitutional) rights holders who make up the public. i don't want to see search engines censored. i don't want to go back to the dark ages when the media interests such as the mpaa controlled everything that we saw and heard. i don't approve of this action by the mpaa (or any other action it has ever taken). i boycott the mpaa entirely and shall do so forever; i don't even watch their mindless drivel when it comes on tv.

[benjaminstraight]

benjamin straight writes: The appeal is part of the judicial process. No upset.