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notime · 06-24-2009, 07:33 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...eafd877858b3a1
"A German state court on Tuesday found file-sharing site Rapidshare.com guilty of violation of German copyright law and set damages at about ?24 million ($34 million)"

And piratebay has a semi-government Dutch organisation suing them:
http://www.thelocal.se/20244/20090624/
If they win, all Dutch ISP's must block their url.
Italy is considering doing something similar.

06-24-2009, 07:33 AM
notime Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cyberspace Posts: 8,019	Court rules against German file-sharing site Finds Rapidshare.com violates copyright http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...eafd877858b3a1 "A German state court on Tuesday found file-sharing site Rapidshare.com guilty of violation of German copyright law and set damages at about ?24 million ($34 million)" And piratebay has a semi-government Dutch organisation suing them: http://www.thelocal.se/20244/20090624/ If they win, all Dutch ISP's must block their url. Italy is considering doing something similar.