IsoHunt, a popular website offering BitTorrents of mostly pirated material, is to shut down following a court settlement.The site’s owner, Canadian Gary Fung, has agreed to pay $110m (£68m) to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).MPAA chairman Chris Dodd said the move was a “major step forward” for legitimate commerce online.
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Piracy site IsoHunt to shut down and pay $110m
IsoHunt, a popular website offering BitTorrents of mostly pirated material, is to shut down following a court settlement.