A call for financial support by the operator of a BitTorrent server that’s been targeted by the motion picture industry as a hub for pirated films has achieved initial success. Edward Webber, operator of Loki Torrent, posted a plea for money at his Web
site last week to fight a lawsuit slapped on his outfit by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which claims Webber’s site provides links to purloined movies through the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing network.
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BitTorrent Loyalists Donate Cash To Fight MPAA
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 4, 2005 07:45 AMA call for financial support by the operator of a BitTorrent server that’s been targeted by the motion picture industry as a hub for pirated films has achieved initial success. Edward Webber, operator of Loki Torrent, posted a plea for money at his Web
site last week to fight a lawsuit slapped on his outfit by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which claims Webber’s site provides links to purloined movies through the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing network.