Torrent search engine Isohunt shut down and hit with $110 million fine

Isohunt, the search engine portal for file-sharing program BitTorrent, will close in the next week following a lawsuit by the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America).

As The Guardian notes, it’s seemingly the final chapter in a long-running battle between the pair which dates back to February 2006. The MPAA have been accusing the site of wide-scale copyright infringement ever since.

Now, an agreement between the two camps means that Isohunt will be shut down by 23 October, whilst also forced to pay $110 million in compensation.

Isohunt have agreed not to appeal the decision, although an older appeal to the Supreme Court is still pending.