MANILA, Philippines — Media giant ABS-CBN Corp. is suing 40 video piracy sites in the United States as part of a crackdown on illegal content.
In a statement on Wednesday, ABS-CBN announced the filing of a $40 million lawsuit before the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Under the lawsuit ABS-CBN v. 123Fullpinoymovies.hub.com, the broadcasting network said the sites were pirating its shows and infringing its copyrights and trademarks.
“The court recently issued a preliminary injunction against these 40 pirate domains to take down the domains with a serving notice,” ABS-CBN said.
ABS-CBN also said online pirates have been thriving during the COVID-19 pande…
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