Stock Quote        
  Join        Login  
logo

Federal Court Ruling Puts CBS in Hot Water Over Mass Online Piracy

Friday, July 13, 2012 7:55 PM

Court Ruling is a Victory for Artists for Justice

LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (www.FilmOn.com) - Federal Judge Dale S. Fischer today denied the CBS & CNET.com motion to dismiss claims against them of mass online piracy. Though the claims for "Vicarious Liability" against them were denied, the "Inducement" claim was clearly upheld. Judge Fischer also granted Alkiviades (Alki) David et al. the option to amend their "Vicarious Liability" claims at a later date.

"Our evidence will show that not only do they have Vicarious Liability but CNET actually embedded links from their web pages to thousands of known copyrighted songs. That puts a giant "I" on inducement," said David in a statement immediately following the ruling.

Jaime Marquart of Baker Marquart representing Alkiviades David et al. added, "the focus of the case now shifts from the question of liability to the question of damages for our many plaintiffs."

In another statement, Alki David said "this is a huge win for us. This sets the precedent for other Artists and Copyright owners who's work has been illegally distributed by Limewire, Bittorrent, Frostwire and the billions of copies of P2P software which CBS continues to induce people to download and steal."

press@filmon.com

This information was brought to you by Cision http://www.cisionwire.com\


http://www.cisionwire.com/filmon-studios/r/federal-court-ruling-puts-cbs-in-hot-water-over-mass-online-piracy,c9284639

The following pictures are available for download:

[Image] Slick-RickL Alki-DavidR

(Source: PrimeZone )
(Source: Quotemedia)

Follow iStockAnalyst on Twitter Follow iStockAnalyst on Twitter
Subscribe to Email Alerts
Advertisement
Post Comment -- Login is required to post message
Name:  
Alert for new comments:
Your email:
Your Website:
Title:
Comments:
 




Fundamental data is provided by Zacks Investment Research, and Commentary, news and Press Releases provided by YellowBrix and Quotemedia.
All information provided "as is" for informational purposes only, not intended for trading purposes or advice. iStockAnalyst.com is not an investment adviser and does not provide, endorse or review any information or data contained herein.
The blog articles are opinions by respective blogger. By using this site you are agreeing to terms and conditions posted on respective bloggers' website.
The postings/comments on the site may or may not be from reliable sources. Neither iStockAnalyst nor any of its independent providers is liable for any informational errors, incompleteness, or delays, or for any actions taken in reliance on information contained herein. You are solely responsible for the investment decisions made by you and the consequences resulting therefrom. By accessing the iStockAnalyst.com site, you agree not to redistribute the information found therein.
The sector scan is based on 15-30 minutes delayed data. The Pattern scan is based on EOD data.