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AT&T : Filmmakers sue US ISP to block pirated websites

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A group of independent film companies filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AT&T, requiring it to terminate the accounts of repeat offenders and block access to sites such as The Pirate Bay and YTS


Αthis week, the AT&T, the largest terrestrial US internet provider, is added to the list of accused ISPs. In a complaint filed in federal court in Texas, the Voltage Pictures and its subsidiaries, known for films such as “After We Collided","D","Room 203" and "The Bird Catcher”, they accuse the ISP of being a “contributor” (contributor) and "replacement" (vicarious) copyright infringement.

For years, AT&T knowingly allowed AT&T users to engage in online piracy, the illegal distribution and downloading of copyrighted material, including movies. AT&T provides the IP addresses used for piracy, makes the connections needed to share and download pirated movies, and streams the pirated movies., as they say.

Η AT&T allegedly turned a blind eye to pirated subscribers, facilitating mass online piracy. The filmmakers say they have sent tens of thousands of notices to the company, citing alleged copyright violations.

In some cases, hundreds of alerts were sent for a single IP address without any visible response from the ISP. For example, the AT&T failed to terminate the account of its subscriber at IP address 104.5.19.25 even after the AT&T received multiple copyright infringement notices at this address. AT&T has received at least 1000 copyright infringement notices for this IP address. , the complaint states

In the United States, the law requires ISPs to adopt a policy that provides for the termination of repeat infringers' accounts under appropriate circumstances. THE AT&T states this in its terms, but according to the filmmakers' complaint, that policy is insufficient.


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