Calling the ruling a "Hollywood publicity stunt," TorrentSpy lawyer Ira Rothken said that yesterday's $111 million judgment against the torrent-tracking service TorrentSpy was not decided on the merits of copyright law.
The Netherlands-based BitTorrent site TorrentSpy.com announced Monday that it is blocking visitors from the U.S., saying that the decision stems from a desire to abide by the site’s strict privacy policy.