looser used our newssubmit to tell us that the moviesite Movie88.com we reported earlier about, has been shut down.
Although the site's owners claimed they were complying with Taiwanese copyright law, the movie industry quickly dubbed it a pirate site.
"We are grateful to the Taiwanese authorities for their swift action in shutting down Movie88.com," MPA Chief Executive Officer Jack Valenti said in a statement. "Internet piracy is a crime with a global reach affecting every creator and copyright owner, consumer and the economy. We cannot afford to regard this form of piracy casually." |
According to an e-mail sent by the site early Tuesday morning, the service was blocked without warning by its Taiwanese Internet service provider, HiNet.
"This is equivalent to execution without trial and an absolute abuse by the ISP," Movie88's operators said in the e-mail, which was sent to several journalists. "As a result, thousands of registered users who have paid some money to rent movies are stranded."
Anyone that thought this site would have a bright future ? Please raise your hand !
Source: News.com
