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The Motion Picture Association of America hired a hacker to steal information from a company that the MPAA has accused of helping copyright violators, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Valence Media, which operates the Torrentspy.com search engine that directs users to download links, filed a suit (click for PDF) in a California federal court Wednesday alleging the MPAA unlawfully obtained "hacked information." Among Torrentspy's claims are that the man who the MPAA allegedly paid $15,000 to steal e-mail correspondence and company trade secrets has admitted his role in the plot and is cooperating with the company.

"It is a Hollywood drama, what happened here," Ira Rothken, Torrentspy's attorney, said in a telephone interview Wednesday evening.

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