Torrentspy(dot)com, part of Valence Media, said in its lawsuit in US District Court for Central California that the motion picture group hired an unnamed person for $15,000 to steal passwords, e-mails and detailed information about the company's finances and operations.
The lawsuit is the latest twist in the larger, ongoing battle between the movie studios and file-sharing sites, which make it possible for users to download digital files, including copyrighted music, movies and television shows, through the Internet.
Last year, Hollywood studios lost some $2.3 billion from Internet piracy, the MPAA said.
Three months ago, the MPAA sued a series of Web sites, including Torrentspy, to stop them from helping users swap illegal files. The sites take advantage of torrent software, a tool that lets users share, especially large files, and in many cases, pirated films and shows, such as "Lost" and the "The Da Vinci Code."
Torrentspy is a search engine that points users to places where they can download those files.
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