BitTorrent search engine Isohunt will shut down this week as part of an agreement with the MPAA after losing a copyright infringement lawsuit.
Founder Gary Fung has seven days to permanently shut down Isohunt and three other domains: Podtropolis, TorrentBox, and Edtk-it.com, all of which redirect to Isohunt. He's also agreed to pay the plaintiffs $110 million in damages.
Isohunt has been in dispute with the film industry since 2006, after the MPAA alleged it was encouraging copyright infringement.
While ...
To access this article you need to be a subscriber. If you are a subscriber login below.
Login NowIf you have previously taken a trial you will need to subscribe to access this article.
Subscribe Now