Amazon sues a pirate who sells Prime Video exclusive distribution works on DVD, reports that the damage is over hundreds of millions of yen
Amazon's subsidiary Amazon Technologies has filed a lawsuit against several sites that sell DVDs of works exclusively distributed on Prime Video. Although the site sells DVDs as being genuine, Prime Video's original content does not produce or sell DVDs, so the DVDs being sold are undoubtedly made from illegal sources. , The complaint seeks millions of dollars in damages for copyright and trademark infringement.
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Amazon belongs to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), an organization aimed at protecting copyrighted works, and is strengthening its efforts against copyright infringement. However, in many cases, major titles such as the drama series ' Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power ', ' THE BOYS ', and ' Peripheral ~ Connected Future ~ ' distributed on Prime Video are released immediately after release. It is distributed as a pirated version. Most piracy of Prime Video works comes in the form of pirated streaming and downloading, but there are also companies that sell DVDs under the guise of official releases.
Amazon reported on August 22, 2023 that Amazon Technologies has filed a lawsuit against several websites selling pirated DVDs of Prime Video. The complaint filed by Amazon in California federal court targets seven websites, which are believed to be operated by the same group using various companies.
According to the complaint, ``The plan to exploit the global popularity of the Amazon series is simple and blatant through pirated websites, and the defendant openly sells pirated DVDs containing unauthorized copies of the Amazon series. We do not produce or sell original content on DVD, instead distributing such content exclusively via Amazon Prime Video,' Amazon claims.
After the investigator actually purchased more than 20 pirated DVDs as a test, he sent the received DVDs to
In addition, these pirated DVDs may be missing episodes, the video and sound may not be synchronized, or have editing problems, even though the website states that they only sell genuine products. , Amazon says that it is of very low quality.
The suit accuses the suspect, who appears to be living in China, of copyright and trademark infringement, and through the lawsuit, Amazon is seeking to shut down the site selling pirated DVDs and pay damages that could amount to millions of dollars. I would like to get it back.
Kebhar Smith, Amazon's director of anti-counterfeiting, said: ``The actions of this global group of fraudsters not only have a negative impact on rights holders and entertainment companies, but also on customers who were deceived into thinking they were receiving the real deal.'' Copyright infringement and criminal activity that harms the customer experience takes place within Amazon stores or elsewhere, wherever bad actors operate. We will continue to track you wherever you are.'
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