Members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading anti-piracy coalition, filed a civil copyright infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas today against William Freemon, the operator of an illegal internet protocol television (IPTV) service based out of Dallas.
The lawsuit alleges Freemon’s IPTV service, which operates under several names, most notably Streaming TV Now, infringes ACE members’ copyrighted works by offering subscription access to thousands of live television channels and over 35,000 pirated movies and shows. ACE attempted to resolve this dispute with Freemon before filing this lawsuit, but he refused to cooperate and his illegal service remains active.
“Mass copyright infringement has a significant impact on the entertainment industry and the U.S. and global economies,” said Karyn Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association. “Operators of illegal services, such as Streaming TV Now, profit from pirated content and often mislead consumers about the legitimacy of their services. When infringers, like Freemon, refuse to shut down their infringing services, we are prepared to pursue all legal remedies.”
This article was first published on ACE