Members of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Central California (Western Division) today against OmniverseOne World Television, Inc. (“Omniverse”) and its owner, Jason M. DeMeo, for violating U.S. law by illegally streaming copyrighted content. The following is a statement regarding the litigation by Richard VanOrnum, ACE spokesperson:
“Omniverse’s illegal services, and the downstream ‘Powered by Omniverse’ entities, undermine the legitimate market for legal and licensed services, a harm that has grown as Omniverse has expanded. This action is part of a long-term effort to protect the thriving legal marketplace for creative content, which now offers 140 legal online services for film and TV content in the United States, and more than 460 around the world.”
The litigation continues ACE’s ongoing civil litigation efforts against piracy services and operators, including Tickbox and Dragon Box.
About ACE
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (“ACE”) is a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy. The worldwide members of ACE are Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ Group, CBS Corporation, Constantin Film, Foxtel, Grupo Globo, HBO, Hulu, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Millennium Media, NBC Universal, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, SF Studios, Sky, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Star India, Studio Babelsberg, STX Entertainment, Telemundo, Televisa, Twentieth Century Fox, Univision Communications Inc., Village Roadshow, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
