Taking a cue from recording companies, Hollywood movie studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against computer users it says are illegally distributing movies online, a source familiar with the studios’ plans said Wednesday.
The lawsuits will target movie fans who share digitized versions of films over peer-to-peer networks, with the first wave of litigation planned for as early as Thursday, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Like the recording industry, which began suing individual music file-sharers last year, the movie studios plan an ongoing litigation campaign, the source said.
The Motion Picture Association of America, which represents the major film studios, declined to comment Wednesday. But the organization issued a release saying its chief executive would be making “a major announcement regarding illegal file sharing of motion pictures on peer-to-peer networks” early Thursday.
The movie studios were still finalizing how many lawsuits would make up their initial filing, but it would probably be around 200 or so, the source said.
Related Posts
- MPAA files new film-swapping lawsuits
- BPI to clamp down on British file-sharers?
- MPAA touts lawsuits, new P2P-fighting software
- MPAA files lawsuits against local women for Internet piracy
- RIAA Files New Lawsuits Against 750 Illegal File Sharers
Loading ...
