In a lawsuit supported by IBCAP, Michigan retailer Atlas Electronics has been ordered to pay more than $5.7m for selling pirated IStar service.
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has announced that a federal court in Michigan entered a final judgment and permanent injunction against Atlas Electronics Inc. and its owner, Alaa Al-Emara, both based in Dearborn, Michigan, for $5,740,000 in connection with selling pirate streaming services.
As part of the judgment, the court’s order also permanently enjoins Atlas and Al-Emara from distributing, selling, providing, or promoting any product or service that infringes on certain IBCAP member channels and any of the programming on those channels. Moreover, the order prohibits Atlas and Al-Emara from advertising, displaying, or marketing any set-top-box or service that infringes those channels or any programming on those channels.
Speaking about the order, Chris Kuelling, Executive Director of IBCAP, said: “IBCAP’s protection of its members’ content not only includes aggressive monitoring, detection and takedown tactics, but also the coordination of lawsuits against sellers and distributors of pirate services. Once again, a retailer in the US has been ordered to pay for its illegal activities – in this case, more than $5.7m. IBCAP will continue to work with its members to take action against sellers of illegal services to send a clear message that selling pirate services will have serious ramifications.”
