In an effort to help and inform file sharers of the possible criminal charges that could be brought up against them, TorrentSpy is now actively removing pre-release material from the index of their website.
Every torrent details page at the site is now displaying the following message:
Warning to File Sharers
File sharing of music, entertainment and software files that have not yet been released for commercial distribution could be treated as a criminal violation, under the Artists’ Rights and Theft Prevention Act of 2005. TorrentSpy would like your help in removing links to such material from our file index.
At the end of the message, there is a link to this page which has more information.
The ART Act effectively makes you a criminal in the United States if you download any pre-release material, such as the recent Star Wars Episode III movie, or the new Coldplay album, X & Y.
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