Volume VII

Issue : 18: December 3, 2009

• Business Fined for Copyright Infringement through WiFi Hotspot
• Mininova Removes Links to Copyrighted Material
• Domain Name Dispute Decided for ontariocollege.ca
• Apple Sues Vendor over Infringing Power Adapters
• Klausner Sues Motorola and RIM for Visual Voicemail Patents
• Chinese Court Orders Microsoft to Cease Sales of Chinese Windows
• Facebook Photos Lead to Loss of Sick Leave Benefits
• Lawsuit Alleges Use of Search Engine Keywords Violates Privacy Laws

Home > Volume VII > Issue 18: December 3, 2009 > Mininova Removes Links to Copyrighted Material

Mininova Removes Links to Copyrighted Material

In response to pressure from a Dutch anti-piracy group “BREIN”, Mininova, one of the largest torrent file-sharing websites in the world has removed links to all copyrighted material. Founded in 2005 by five Dutch students, Mininova grew to become one of the largest “free” file sharing websites while boasting advertising revenues in excess of one million euros in 2007. The recent concession stemmed from a ruling handed down in August wherein a judge ordered that the links be removed within three months or face a penalty of up to five million euros.

For additional information, visit:

http://tinyurl.com/yayq9nm

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/mininova-removes-torrents.html