Update January 31, 2015 – this week the Court dismissed a Plaintiff motion to alter the below judgement.  The Plaintiff argued that there was a convention that ‘five figure judgements’ were appropriate in piracy cases.  The Court disagreed noting that absent evidence of ‘anything extraordinary’ the more modest judgement was appropriate.  The reasons can be … More Minimum Statutory Damages Awarded After UFC 155 Piracy

Reasons for judgement were released this week by the United States District Court, S.C. California, upholding a modest damage assessment in a case of piracy of a PPV product.   In this week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions v. Khan) the Defendant operated a commercial establishment and was sued for airing a PPV program without paying … More $1,750 Pay Per View Piracy Judgement Survives Motion to Alter

Update November 10, 2014 – the second decision discussed below, Joe Hand Promotions v. Lorenzana, survived a motion to alter the judgement amount. Joe Hand argued that the damages were too low and would not serve the goals of deterrence.  Judge Davila disagreed and found a penalty twice the amount of the PPV licence was … More The Latest UFC PPV Piracy Prosecutions Result in Modest Damages