聯邦法院判決 Hotfile 最終要賠償美國電影協會(Motion Picture Association of America, MPAA)高達 $8,000 萬美元的鉅額賠償(MPAA 聲明),並下令 Hotfile 必須使用版權過濾技術或者停止服務。
目前 Hotfile 首頁的唯一內容為:
As a result of a United States federal court having found Hotfile.com to be in violation of copyright law, the site has been permanently shut down. If you are looking for your favorite TV shows and movies, there are more ways than ever to get high-quality access to them on legal platforms.
MegaUpload 後來以 MEGA 之名重回戰場,那 Hotfile 呢?我想凶多吉少了!不知道又有多少的免費空間即將陷入水深火熱,照這樣下去,或許有一天免空會逐漸走入歷史也說不定。