Studios Withdraw Request for Injunction Against MovieTube

Hollywood studios are withdrawing their request for a preliminary injunction against streaming service MovieTube, since it has already shut down. “The studios will still seek a permanent injunction, but they are expected to drop their request that search engines, Web hosts, social-networking services and other third parties cease any ties to MovieTube,” according to Variety. “Earlier this month, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Yahoo weighed in with an amicus brief that called the studios’ original request overly broad, subjecting them to court-ordered action even though they are a neutral party.” Since the fight against online piracy often results in new sites popping up to replace those that have shut down, “there’s a good chance that studios will seek this type of injunction in another case.”

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