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  • Newzbin Sued by the MPA

    12/04/2008 7:31:30 PM PST · by CE2949BB · 4 replies · 392+ views
    Slyck ^ | December 4, 2008 | Thomas Mennecke
    In October of this year, Newzbin reported that it was anticipating legal action against its Usenet indexing service by a yet unnamed entity. Over a month later, Newzbin reports that it has been sued by the MPA (Motion Picture Association). The MPA is the international version of its US-based counterpart, the Motion Picture Association of America. According to Newzbin, the indexing service has been suspending some reports due to complaints - something that community members have noticed over the last several months. "You may have noticed that recently we suspended a number of existing reports. This was done after receiving...