Isohunt

Isohunt Launches Hexagon.cc Social File-Sharing Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 3, 2009 - 10:08am.

Los Angeles - The operators of BitTorrent search engine Isohunt, which is currently battling copyright infringement lawsuits from the MPAA and CRIA, has launched a new torrent site with social sharing features, TorrentFreak reported. Hexagon.cc will allow users to start their own groups on the site, and share content within various niches of interest. Users may then choose to share the material privately, or in public. Hexagon also allows artists monetization like fan donations and a cut of ad revenues. A judge ruled last week that the MPAA has not proven that Isohunt users are violating U.S. copyright laws.

tags: Social Networking | P2P | Isohunt | Hexagon.cc |

Judge: MPAA Hasn't Proven Isohunt Users Broke U.S. Laws

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2009 - 9:18am.

San Francisco - A federal judge said Wednesday that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had not proven that users of Isohunt, a search engine providing links to files on BitTorrent file-sharing networks, are violating U.S. copyright law, CNET News.com reported.

Judge: isoHunt P2P Copyright Dispute Deserves Full Trial

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 13, 2009 - 9:16am.

Toronto - A Canadian Supreme Court Judge has denied BitTorrent search engine isoHunt's request for a ruling that it does not infringe copyrights, and must submit to a full trial should it choose to proceed in its case against the Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA), Billboard reported.

Google Ads on IsoHunt File-Sharing Hub Trigger Complaints

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2009 - 1:47pm.

Los Angeles - Major label Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG and Norwegian online music store Platekompaniet have complained to Google, after Google AdWords ads for their companies appeared on IsoHunt, one of the world's largest BitTorrent file-sharing network tracker sites, TorrentFreak reported. The ads weren't reportedly served directly by Google, but rather through Google AdWords reseller Ask.com.

MPAA Sues Three Sites for Indexing Movie Download Links

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2008 - 1:46pm.

Los Angeles - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has filed suit against three sites that provide links to other sites that offer its copyrighted films for download, Wired.com reported.

P2P Site Isohunt Sues Canadian Record Industry Association

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2008 - 11:38am.

Los Angeles - Canada-based BitTorrent tracker site Isohunt has filed suit against the Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA), asking a judge to declare that its service does not infringe copyrights, TorrentFreak reports.

TorrentSpy Bankrupt, Won't Pay $111M in Damages to MPAA

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 9, 2008 - 9:04am.

Los Angeles - TorrentSpy, the BitTorrent tracker that was ordered by a federal judge this week to pay the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) $111 million in copyright infringement damages, has filed for bankruptcy protection in England and will not pay up, the company's attorney, Ira Rothken, told Wired.com.