Judgments in the prior lawsuits coordinated by IBCAP have included devastating monetary awards against pirate services and the distributors and retailers in their distribution chain, including judgments that have forced retailers out of business, some of whom have filed bankruptcy in futile attempts to avoid responsibility. In total the lawsuit seeks damages of more than $24 million and injunctive relief.
The claims include direct and indirect copyright infringement against iStar Company and Ahmed Karim and an indirect copyright infringement claim against Atlas Electronics and Alaa Al-Emara. The lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan targets iStar Company (operator of the iStar IPTV service, one of the leading Arabic language pirate services in the U.S.), Ahmed Karim (the owner and principal of iStar Company), Atlas Electronics (a Dearborn, Michigan-based retailer of unauthorized IPTV services), and Alaa Al-Emara (the owner and principal of Atlas Electronics). DISH Network, a member of IBCAP and the owner of exclusive rights that were infringed, filed this suit after multiple notices of infringement sent by IBCAP to iStar Company and Atlas Electronics were all ignored. This latest case comes on the heels of more than 20 successful lawsuits coordinated and supported by IBCAP over the last five years.
21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy ( IBCAP) today announced its latest member lawsuit.
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