CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Aug. 29, 2013
- August 29, 2013 |
- CEO Update
Court rules in MPAA's favor in online piracy fight A federal district court handed the Motion Picture Association of America a victory Wednesday when it ruled that one of the largest file sharing sites on the Internet was liable for copyright infringement, the Los Angeles Times reported. According to the newspaper, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on found the site, Hotfile, liable for copyright infringement and rejected its defense under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The court further held that Hotfile's principal, Anton Titov, was personally liable for Hotfile's infringement as well. "This decision sends a clear signal that businesses… Read More