MPAA Accuses Google of Piracy, Warns of Internet Disconnection

Says its Internet account was “identified as having been used recently to copy and/or distribute illegally” the movie “The Green Hornet” and warns the search engine giant that copyright infringement violates its ISP’s terms of service and could lead to “limitation or suspension” of its Internet service.

Somebody over at Google HQ is likely in hot water with news that the MPAA has notified the search engine giant that somebody has been using its network to illegally download and/or distribute copies of the movie “The Green Hornet.”
“You are receiving this notice because your Internet account was identified as having been used recently to copy and/or distribute illegally the copyrighted motion pictures and/or television shows listed at the bottom of this notice,” reads MediaSentry’s DMCA complaint.
It says that Google Inc. needs to perform the following in order to “prevent serious legal and other consequences.”

The steps include:

Where it gets really interesting is where it warns that Google Inc. could likely lose its Internet connection if it’s continued to be used for copyright infringing purposes.
“Copyright infringement also violates your ISP’s terms of service and could lead to limitation or suspension of your Internet service,” it says. “You should take immediate action to prevent your Internet account from being used for illegal activities.”

More details are as follows:

Either he download the file at work or he brought in a laptop (Wi-Fi was also used) that has a BitTorrent client installed that runs on system startup, and he merely began reeseding a previously downloaded copy of “The Green Hornet.”
I’m sure Google Inc. is fine for now, but I’d bet money the employee with the IP address listed above is in some hot water.