LOS ANGELES – 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.”
About The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the legal creative market and reducing digital piracy. Driven by a comprehensive approach to addressing piracy through criminal referrals, civil litigation, and cease-and-desist operations, ACE has achieved many successful global enforcement actions against illegal streaming services and unauthorized content sources and their operators. Drawing upon the collective expertise and resources of more than 50 media and entertainment companies around the world—including sports channels and associations—and reinforced by the Motion Picture Association’s content protection operations, ACE protects the creativity and innovation that drives the global growth of core copyright and entertainment industries. The current governing board members for ACE are Amazon, Apple TV+, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE. For more information, visit www.alliance4creativity.com.
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