TorrentSpy has filed a motion to dismiss the case, noting that they don’t promote any kind of infringement and they don’t host or link directly to any files copyrighted by the MPAA. In other words, they’re making a case that all they are is a search engine for torrents, and if the industry is worried about people putting up torrents that infringe on copyrights, it should go after those actually responsible, rather than the search engines.
It seems likely that these agencies will end up slowing down on these attempted site rapings and start going after the actual users who are responsible for distributing the files in the first place. Things could get interesting! Check out the full read at Tech Dirt.