US court finds file-hosting service Hotfile infringed copyright, says MPAA

A U.S. federal court has found file-hosting website Hotfile liable for copyright infringement, according to movie industry body Motion Picture Association of America. The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida also held that Hotfile's principal, Anton Titov, was personally liable for Hotfile's infringement, MPAA said in an emailed statement Wednesday. "This case marked the first time that a US court has ruled on whether so-called cyberlockers like Hotfile can be held liable for t...