Search engine TorrentSpy ceased to exist
Search engine TorrentSpy not stand the pressure from the American Association of Film (MPAA), has ceased to exist.
TorrentSpy allowed to seek contributions spread through file-sharing networks with support for BitTorrent protocol. In 2006, the MPAA has initiated a lawsuit against TorrentSpy, accusing the service of aiding piracy by simplifying searching and downloading copyright-protected material.
Last spring, the court ordered TorrentSpy begin gathering information about users of its search engine, and the service had no choice but to terminate service users living in the United States. However, TorrentSpy began using a filtering system FileRights to exclude references to the pirated materials. But all these measures have not helped, and the court found the search engine guilty of copyright infringement.
As now reported on the main page of TorrentSpy, search engine discontinued. The notice points out that the decision to close the service was made solely on the initiative and leadership TorrentSpy is not the result of any settlement agreements or court orders. Nevertheless, the reason for the closure of TorrentSpy, reportedly became discrepancy claims court domestic policy work search engine, as well as the extremely hostile situation in the sphere of copyright in the United States.
"We have spent two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars defending their rights and the rights of our users. now, we are forced to resort to the method of ensuring the confidentiality of the cardinal - to close the project - described in the notice TorrentSpy.