[ NNSquad ] Judge rules "locker" site is not direct copyright infringer

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Judge rules "locker" site is not direct copyright infringer

http://j.mp/npDwYf  (ars technica)
 
    "A federal judge in Miami has dismissed direct copyright infringement
     charges against Hotfile, a popular online "locker" service that the
     major Hollywood studios allege is responsible for massive copyright
     infringement. But he allowed the case to proceed on charges that
     Hotfile has induced and profited from the infringing activities of its
     users. The 9-page opinion, first reported by the Hollywood, Esq. blog,
     provides early clues about how Judge Adalberto Jordan views the
     defendants, Hotfile and its alleged owner Anton Titov."

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