It may be an interesting case. After receiving a lawsuit for copyright infringement late last year, reports are surfacing that the website is now suing the MPAA for false claims that they infringed copyright for profit.
There have been reports on vnunet and Shanghai Daily among other sites. A large “theater website” from China is suing the major US movie studios for damaging their reputation when they filed a lawsuit against them in the first place.
The reports are suggesting that an MPAA spokesperson was quoted in saying that services like Jeboo make a profit off of copyright infringement. They say that they undermine legitimate online services with their activities.
Jeboo was accused of pirating movies like Pirates of the Caribbean 2, a claim flatly denied by Jeboo. Additionally, Jeboo reportedly claimed that they only settled to get the lawsuit out of the way as quickly as possible.
Holeywood reporter says that Jeboo could not be reached for comment on the matter. Meanwhile, Shanghai Daily offers the following:
However, the five US movie giants and the MPAA issued statements on MPAA’s official Website saying Jeboo.com had stopped its infringement and apologized for its illegal activities. The address also quoted Frank Rittman, Vice President and Asia-Pacific Regional Counsel for MPAA as saying: “Services like Jeboo have profited from copyright infringement and undermined the development of legitimate online services.”
Jeboo.com said the address was untruthful and violated the agreement signed by the two parties. Jeboo.com said the address severely harmed its honor and its image as the biggest Chinese authorized online media provider.
The reports seem to lean towards suggesting the story is legitimate. If such a lawsuit is successful, chances are, it’ll force the major studios to be more careful about what they say when issuing anti-piracy statements at the very least.
As it stands for now, it is not perfectly clear, even if likely true, if this report is legitimate.
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