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Locations: UNITED STATES, EUROPE, INDIA, MIDDLE EAST, FLORIDA, CANADA, DENVER, CO, US
received a settlement payment of $3,000,000, resolving its lawsuit against Datacamp Limited, a U.K.-based company providing global content delivery network (CDN) services under the name CDN77 and dedicated servers and network services under the name Datapacket.
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- received a settlement payment of $3,000,000, resolving its lawsuit against Datacamp Limited, a U.K.-based company providing global content delivery network (CDN) services under the name CDN77 and dedicated servers and network services under the name Datapacket.
- The complaint alleged that Datacamp received nearly 400 notices of infringement from IBCAP but did little to stop the pirate services from continuing to use the Datacamp CDN.
- Datacamp agreed to future damages of up to $250,000 per month if it fails to fulfill removal and termination provisions of the settlement agreement.
- Prosecution of the case and settlement negotiations were executed by DISH’s outside litigation counsel, Hagan Noll & Boyle, LLC.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
With a television network that reaches more than 700 million viewers in nine different languages every month and a popular streaming platform (Disney+ Hotstar), Disney Star joins an impressive list of IBCAP members in the fight against piracy.
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- With a television network that reaches more than 700 million viewers in nine different languages every month and a popular streaming platform (Disney+ Hotstar), Disney Star joins an impressive list of IBCAP members in the fight against piracy.
- As part of its membership, IBCAP will provide anti-piracy protection for the organization’s linear and VoD content, including popular films and series.
- “We are pleased to welcome Disney Star as our newest member,” said Chris Kuelling, executive director of IBCAP.
- “Star is a highly recognized brand not only in India, but also throughout South Asian communities in the U.S. We are confident that we will have similar success in removing or disrupting illegal streams of Star content as we have done for other IBCAP members.”
For more information about IBCAP membership and its benefits, visit https://www.ibcap.org/membership .
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The complaint asserts that the illegal provision of copyrighted IBCAP member content through the infringing service Glo TV directly infringes IBCAP member copyrights by transmitting 20 television channels and the programs that air on those channels over the internet to users in the U.S.
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- The complaint asserts that the illegal provision of copyrighted IBCAP member content through the infringing service Glo TV directly infringes IBCAP member copyrights by transmitting 20 television channels and the programs that air on those channels over the internet to users in the U.S.
- The complaint also asserts claims against the remaining defendants for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement.
- The defendants received multiple notices of infringement from IBCAP, yet ignored those notices and continued to infringe.
- “As with other cases coordinated by IBCAP, we fully expect these defendants will be held accountable, and the Court will enjoin retailers, wholesalers, and others from supporting the Glo TV service.”
The lawsuit was coordinated by IBCAP and filed by IBCAP member DISH Network.
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Video game DENVER, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced significant piracy takedown success for the Indian Premier League (“IPL”) 2023 tournament.
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- DENVER, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced significant piracy takedown success for the Indian Premier League (“IPL”) 2023 tournament.
- IBCAP’s monitoring and takedown program was in full force for the duration of the tournament, with staffing in India and the U.S. enabling real-time disruption of live matches.
- “We appreciate that IBCAP puts together a customized strategy for each tournament, and their results, which include this season’s IPL tournament, are a testament to their commitment to containing cricket piracy.
- Paying for and viewing illegal streaming services is just not worth the risk.”
For more information about IBCAP membership and its benefits, visit https://www.ibcap.org/membership .
DENVER, June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced that a federal court in California has granted summary judgment on all claims in an IBCAP coordinated lawsuit against Jadoo TV, Inc. and its U.S.-based CEO, Sajid Sohail, finding them liable for direct, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement.
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- DENVER, June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced that a federal court in California has granted summary judgment on all claims in an IBCAP coordinated lawsuit against Jadoo TV, Inc. and its U.S.-based CEO, Sajid Sohail, finding them liable for direct, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement.
- “This ruling goes further than many other copyright cases coordinated by IBCAP.
- The Jadoo TV set-top boxes were widely available online and in retail stores throughout South Asian communities in the U.S., Canada and worldwide.
- The lawsuit includes claims for direct, contributory and vicarious infringement against Jadoo TV for airing certain IBCAP member content to which it did not have rights.
DENVER, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced that it has expanded its anti-piracy coverage to include Europe and the Middle East with the addition of Times Internet Limited, India's largest digital network and owner of Cricbuzz.
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- DENVER, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced that it has expanded its anti-piracy coverage to include Europe and the Middle East with the addition of Times Internet Limited, India's largest digital network and owner of Cricbuzz.
- Cricbuzz, one of the world’s leading cricket content destinations, has become the official digital streaming partner for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the MENA, Continental Europe and Latin America regions.
- As part of the IBCAP membership offering, it will initially monitor multiple live cricket matches for the IPL 2023 tournament on behalf of Cricbuzz.
- “As a recognized leader in protecting cricket rights in the United States, it is a natural progression to expand that expertise into additional countries across Europe and the Middle East,” said Chris Kuelling, executive director of IBCAP.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Notably, the ATN service is no longer carrying IBCAP-protected channels in the U.S.
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- Notably, the ATN service is no longer carrying IBCAP-protected channels in the U.S.
One of the co-defendants, Nezar Saeed Hammo, filed bankruptcy during the pendency of the district court action in an attempt to avoid liability.
- “This case is another example of why it is not worth the risk for retailers to sell pirate services.
- It is also important to point out that sellers of pirate services cannot use bankruptcy to shield against their illegal activities.
- A copy of the district court order can be found here ; a copy of the bankruptcy court order can be found here .
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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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Telegraphy DENVER, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced key 2022 achievements in protecting its members’ content and removing pirate services from the U.S. market and worldwide.
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- DENVER, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) today announced key 2022 achievements in protecting its members’ content and removing pirate services from the U.S. market and worldwide.
- Additional 2022 highlights include:
IBCAP-coordinated lawsuits securing wide-reaching legal injunctions and judgments totaling more than $50 million.
- In addition, IBCAP’s enforcement of injunctions and other persistent takedown efforts in 2022 often resulted in the removal of pirated content worldwide, not just in the U.S. market.
- This collateral benefit makes membership in IBCAP even more valuable for content owners with a global presence.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Cryptocurrency The court also issued a broad injunction enjoining dealers and distributors from selling the Super Arab service, ordering hosting providers to disable certain IP addresses used by Super Arab, ordering registries and registrars to disable current and future domains used by Super Arab, and enjoining CDNs and other infrastructure providers used in connection with the Super Arab service.
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- The court also issued a broad injunction enjoining dealers and distributors from selling the Super Arab service, ordering hosting providers to disable certain IP addresses used by Super Arab, ordering registries and registrars to disable current and future domains used by Super Arab, and enjoining CDNs and other infrastructure providers used in connection with the Super Arab service.
- As part of IBCAP’s investigation, the Texas retailer received multiple notices of copyright infringement but ignored them, resulting in the court’s finding of willful infringement and the award of $2.1 million.
- We will enforce this order against dealers of the Super Arab service, non-parties associated with Super Arab, and the transfer of domains critical to the operation of the service.”
The evidence for this case was collected by IBCAP's anti-piracy lab in coordination with NAGRA . “Our solutions have proven extremely useful in legal actions against pirate services — in this case, Super Arab IPTV.
- The case was filed by IBCAP member DISH Network, and a copy of the order can be found here .
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Cryptocurrency The recent order also requires iStar and its CEO, Ahmed Karim, to pay $15,700,000 in damages.
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- The recent order also requires iStar and its CEO, Ahmed Karim, to pay $15,700,000 in damages.
- Not only did the court issue a broad injunction against iStar, but it also:
Enjoined all dealers, distributors and sellers of the iStar service.
- Ordered Worldstream B.V. and certain other hosting providers to disable certain IP addresses used by iStar and cease providing other services to iStar.
- Ordered VeriSign, Inc. and Registry Services, LLC to disable certain iStar-related websites and transfer key domain names used by iStar to market and operate the service.
