Five major media studios and entertainment companies (the Studios) held copyrights on Disney Enterprises, Inc., Twentieth Century

Question:

Five major media studios and entertainment companies ("the Studios") held copyrights on Disney Enterprises, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universal City Studios Productions, LLLP, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. The Studios filed suit against Hotfile Corp. and one of its founders, Anton Titov, who were owners of an offshore technology company that provided online file storage devices. Plaintiff Studios alleged that the defendants' customers "abused its system by sharing licensed materials belonging to the Studios," and that the defendants were subsequently liable. The Studios argued that the defendants' website was designed to encourage users to engage in piracy, "complete with a system of financial incentives that fosters infringement." The defendants claimed to have been unaware of infringement that transpired on its system. How do you think the court ruled in this case? What evidence would the court need to rule in favor of the plaintiffs? Disney Enters. v. Hotfile Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172339 (S.D. Fla. 2013).
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!

Step by Step Answer:

Related Book For  book-img-for-question

The Legal Environment of Business A Critical Thinking Approach

ISBN: 978-0134074030

8th edition

Authors: Nancy K. Kubasek, Bartley A. Brennan, M. Neil Browne

Question Posted: