One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shuttered Thursday, and its founder accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up a Boston University student's constitutional challenge to a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the internet.

A fill-in stuntman who worked on the beleagured Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark last winter has become the first performer to start legal action.