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Ninth Circuit Hears Isohunt Copyright Appeal

Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 10:44PM by Registered CommenterAdmin | Comments Off

Last week the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the Isohunt copyright appeal against the major motion picture studios. The main issue on appeal is whether or not Isohunt, a bit-torrent search engine, could be held secondarily liable for copyright infringement under an inducement theory without proof of causation. You can listen to the oral argument below. Ira P. Rothken argued on behalf of Isohunt.

 IsoHunt MPAA hearing

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