Internet pirates are preparing to set sail for new waters following the shutdown of the decade-old filesharing site Isohunt. Following a long court battle, the world-famous site agreed to switch off the lights for good today and pay out a mammoth $110 million settlement, although there's little sense of where this cash will come from and how it will be handed over to movie studios. However, supporters claimed the court case represented little more than a "paper victory" in an age where content was freely available to anyone who knows where to look. They vowed to continue campaigning for copyright reform.
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