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Feature Film Piracy
Hollywood, CA: (Mar-06-08) Five Hollywood studios-Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures, brought charges against Beijing Jeboo Interactive Science & Technology Co. in Shanghai, a Chinese Internet company, alleging that it provided cyber cafes with illegal copies of Hollywood movies. The suit claimed that Internet cafes were supplied with computer software that allowed users to download and watch illegal copies of 20 Hollywood movies, including 'Hitch' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest', the Motion Picture Association, or MPA, said in a statement.
As part of a settlement reached between the parties, sources confirmed that the pending lawsuits had been resolved. Spokespersons for the Motion Picture Association said the terms of the deal are confidential but that Jeboo has apologized and paid a significant amount in compensation. [USA TODAY: HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS SETTLES PIRACY CASE]
Published on Mar-8-08
As part of a settlement reached between the parties, sources confirmed that the pending lawsuits had been resolved. Spokespersons for the Motion Picture Association said the terms of the deal are confidential but that Jeboo has apologized and paid a significant amount in compensation. [
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