A month after accusing the Motion Picture Association of America of conspiring to commit data theft, the operators of a file search engine presented more details regarding the alleged relationship between the MPAA and a man who admits hacking the small company’s network.
Valence Media, the parent company of Torrentspy.com, charges the MPAA paid the Canadian resident $15,000 for information on Torrentspy and its executives, according to documents filed Thursday with U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
“I contacted (the MPAA) and offered to provide it information regarding (Torrentspy.com founder) Justin Bunnell and Torrentspy,” according to a signed statement by Robert Anderson, the man identified elsewhere in the filing as a “hacker.”
Among the claims by Valence Media is that as part of its attempt to gather information on Torrentspy, the MPAA hired private investigators to comb the trash cans of Torrentspy executives. Valence Media obtained this information from Anderson, who for undisclosed reasons has agreed to help the company against the MPAA, according to copy of the suit obtained by CNET News.com. Valence Media has asked a judge to order the MPAA to turn over the information taken by Anderson and to identify anyone that the MPAA may have shared it with.
Related Posts
- MPAA accused of hiring a hacker to steal information
- MPAA Torrentspy bribery case
- MPAA Wins $110 Million Judgement Against TorrentSpy
- TorrentSpy Appeals $110 Million Judgment Won by MPAA
- Could the TorrentSpy vs MPAA Case ‘Redefine Online Privacy?’
Loading ...
sly bastards(the MPAA and this Ahole) and they will NOT get away with this
I thought this kind of hacking was illegal.
To me this is like someone kicking your door down to go through you’re bedroom drawers and gain access to any hidden financial records they suspect you might have lying around.
Good on Torrentspy nice one for nailing this twat he had it coming.
wow thats interesting!