E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of May 5, 2008

It looks like Microsoft won't be buying Yahoo afterall.

(Link:  Microsoft walks away from Yahoo deal at SilliconValley.com)

The six major Hollywood movie studios have won a $111 million judgment against TorrentSpy.com.  "The judgment, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, fined the operators of the Web site, Valence Media LLC, $30,000 per [copyright] violation for nearly 3,700 illegal movie and TV show downloads."

(Link:  Movie studios win $111 million judgment against file-sharing site at SilliconValley.com)

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