Hollywood settles Beijing Jeboo pirate case
p2pnet news | Movies:- Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures says they’ve "reached a settlement" with a Chinese Net firm accused of providing cybercafes with illegal copies of their movies.
They sued Beijing Jeboo Interactive Science & Technology in Shanghai in September and December for supplying the cafes with computer software, "that allowed users to download and watch illegal copies of 20 Hollywood movies, says the MPA (Motion Picture Association, read MPAA, or Motion Picture Association of America).
The Hollywood enforcer says Jeboo paid a "significant" amount in compensation, according to the Associated Press.
The company runs Jeboo.com, the largest online cinema in China.
Last year the studios were demanding an "official apology" and more than 3.2 million yuan (US$433,000), said China.org.cn.
"China had 123 million Internet users as of June 2006, of whom about 37 million go online in Internet cafes, data from CCID, a Chinese Internet research firm shows, Rittman said. Of those who surf in cafes, about 76% use the Internet to watch movies and other streaming audio-visual content," said the Hollywood Reporter, adding:
"Jeboo was found to be offering a local area network service to cyber cafes, enabling customers to stream movies over a cup of tea. One Jeboo customer, the Shanghai East Cyber Cafe Tongxin Road Shop Co Ltd., is a co-defendant."
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Also See:
Associated Press – MPA: Studios Settle Internet Piracy Case, March 6, 2008
largest online cinema – Hollywood sues China Net cafe, November 22, 2007
Hollywood Reporter – Studios sue Chinese Internet service, cafe, November 24, 2007
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