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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - A two year legal battle between the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and file sharing website TorrentSpy.com has come to an end.
On Monday, a U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles, California fined the operators of the website, Valence Media LLC, $111 million US dollars. Thirty thousand dollars per violation for nearly 3,700 illegal movie and television show downloads.
The MPAA demanded that TorrentSpy release the IP addresses of its members and the company refused.
TorrentSpy's lawyers have sought bankruptcy protection in the United Kingdom and are requesting that the judgment be stayed.
Though it is unlikely that the studios will ever see a dime, MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman said, "The demise of TorrentSpy is a clear victory for the studios."
The site shut down in March.
