Even media companies get spied on

The MPAA means business when it comes to illegal movie distribution. Its so serious that they reportedly hired a spy (no not that spy---->) to watch Valence Media which has been accused of aiding online movie pirates. Valence Media, a company accused of aiding online movie pirates, says the group that represents Hollywood studios hired a computer hacker to spy on it.Valence Media, which operates the Web site http://www.torrentspy.com, was sued in February by several movie studios for allegedly helping people locate and download pirated copies of films. On Wednesday, the company sued the Motion Picture Association of America, saying the trade group paid a hacker $15,000 to break into Valence Media's computers and obtain private information, including e-mails, financial information and trade secrets. read....