Netflix, Amazon, and a Group of Major Hollywood Studios File a Lawsuit Against a Serial Copyright Infringer
In the summer of 2020, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment shut down illegal pirate streaming network Area 51. The event was allegedly accompanied by a settlement agreement that the operator of Area 51 could not launch any new copyright infringing services. However, in a new lawsuit just filed, Amazon, Netflix, and a group of prominent Hollywood studios allege that the agreement over the shutdown of Area 51 has been breached several times over by a rogue serial copyright infringer named Jason Tusa.
The massive copyright infringement and breach of contract lawsuit filed on July 6, 2021, by Amazon, Netflix, and studios including Warner Brothers, Universal, Sony, Columbia, Disney, and Paramount alleges how, in the months following the shutdown of Area 51, Tusa rebranded and rebuilt his streaming service platform three additional times under three new names, all of which infringed copyrights owned by the plaintiffs. These rebranded platforms include Singularity Media, Digital Unicorn Media, and Tusa’s latest allegedly infringing streaming endeavor Altered Carbon. Each new iteration has exploited the copyrighted works of networks and studios alike, with a list of hundreds of familiar titles that have been infringed upon.
