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Recent developments of note in the Internet industry. This month:<br/>MPAA Targets TV Download Sites <br/>Yahoo Sued over Child Porn Site <br/>Star Wars' Sith Victim of Internet Sieve<br/>Microsoft, Massachusetts Target Spammers in Lawsuit <br/>2004 Internet Ad Rev Surpasses Dot-com Boom Levels

8 minute read May 25, 2005 at 01:52 PM
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MPAA Targets TV Download Sites

Continuing its war on Internet file-swapping sites, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said last month that it has filed lawsuits against a half-dozen hubs for TV show trading.

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