While legal issues affecting the fashion industry may not get the same coverage as other industries, its position as a multi-billion-dollar industry means
for pirating content and infringing its copyrights and trademarks.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently issued a preliminary injunction against the 40 pirate domains to take down the domains with a serving notice.
The lawsuit comes as news reports show piracy has made a comeback during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a report by TVtechnology.com on how media companies are dealing with piracy in the age of COVID, lockdowns resulted into more breaches of streaming security as a result of higher demand.
Criminals were isolating at home as well and likely had more time and inclination to devote to nefarious activities.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21) ABS-CBN has sued 40 websites in the United States for content piracy, and copyright and trademark infringement, it announced Wednesday.
The media giant said in a statement that the $40-million (around ₱1.93 billion) lawsuit, entitled ABS-CBN v. 123Fullpinoymovieshub.com, has been filed before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against 40 websites for allegedly “pirating ABS-CBN s content and infringing its copyrights and trademarks.
The court had recently issued a preliminary injunction against the websites to take down their domains with a serving notice, said ABS-CBN, who is represented by Stephen Gaffigan and Christine Daley of law firm Stephen M. Gaffigan, PA.