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The six studios which comprise the Motion Picture Association have filed civil copyright infringement suits against Xenlei, a Chinese P2P software provider, claiming the company makes hundreds of Hollywood movies available to users in violation of international copyright laws. The suits seek 7 million renminbi (about $975,000 U.S. dollars) in each case, and lists 32 titles in the complaint, including Spider-Man 3,Miami Vice,War of the… Read More

Through her attorneys, Michele Scimeca contends that by suing file-swappers for copyright infringement, and then offering to settle instead of pursuing a case where liability could reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the RIAA is violating the same laws that are more typically applied to gangsters and organized crime. Read the whole story at CNET News.com.