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Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Hotfile Corp. et al

  1. September 25, 2014

    Warner Docs Can't Stay Permanently Sealed, Fla. Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday told Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. that documents related to since-settled claims from file hosting site Hotfile Corp. regarding copyright takedown procedures could remain sealed temporarily but that an expiration date is needed.

  2. February 27, 2014

    EFF Wants Docs On Warner Bros.' Alleged Copyright Abuse

    Digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation asked a Florida federal court Wednesday to unseal documents related to since-settled claims from file hosting site Hotfile Corp. that Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. abused copyright take-down procedures by deleting content it didn't own.

  3. December 03, 2013

    Hotfile To Pay $80M To MPAA, Studios In Copyright Suit

    The Motion Picture Association of America said Tuesday that a Florida federal court has ordered file hosting site Hotfile Corp. to pay $80 million in a copyright infringement suit brought by several film studios over Hotfile's illegal sharing of their work.

  4. October 10, 2013

    Hotfile Can't Appeal DMCA Liability Ruling To 11th Circ.

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied Hotfile Corp.'s request to appeal a ruling that the file hosting site isn't protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's safe harbor provisions in a copyright dispute with various film studios.

  5. September 23, 2013

    Warner Bros. Can't Nix Hotfile's DMCA Abuse Claims

    A Florida federal court ruled last month that file hosting site Hotfile Corp. could proceed on claims that Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. abused take-down procedures by deleting content it didn't own, according to court documents unsealed Friday.

  6. August 28, 2013

    MPAA Claims Victory In Hotfile Copyright Suit

    Online movie and TV streaming site runner Hotfile Corp. on Wednesday lost a copyright infringement suit when a Florida federal judge found the site wasn't protected by a safe harbor rule in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Motion Picture Association of America said.

  7. September 19, 2012

    Warner Bros. Defends Anti-Piracy Notices In Hotfile Case

    Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday blasted the Electronic Frontier Foundation's amicus curiae brief filed in its copyright case against file-sharing website operator Hotfile Corp., defending its use of automated anti-piracy systems to send take-down notices to Hotfile.

  8. April 13, 2012

    Studios, Hotfile Spar Over Meaning Of YouTube Ruling

    File-sharing site Hotfile Corp. and the Hollywood studios accusing it of copyright infringement filed dueling briefs this week debating how the Second Circuit's recent YouTube decision will impact the case, with both sides saying the ruling supports their position.

  9. March 22, 2012

    Google Tangles With Studios Over Hotfile Amicus Brief

    Google Inc. urged a Florida federal court Wednesday to let it file an amicus brief about copyright safe harbors in a suit by several Hollywood studios against file-sharing site Hotfile Corp., arguing that the studios had no legal basis for objecting to Google's brief.

  10. December 02, 2011

    Hotfile Bid For Warner Docs In Piracy Case Rebuffed

    Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. does not need to provide file-sharing site Hotfile Corp. with information about the studio's investigation into whether, as part of anti-piracy efforts, Warner deleted files from Hotfile for which the studio does not hold the copyright, a judge ruled Thursday.

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