After relocating to a server in Singapore, www.iksprivateserver.com has again been taken down as a result of international cooperation to prevent piracy. This swift action follows the seizure of the website’s server in Germany.
Today, www.iksprivateserver.com and www.nfusionprivateserver.com, hosted on servers in Germany, were seized by NagraStar, obtaining valuable data about the operators of the website and customer data related to purchasers of the illegal service.
A lawsuit has been filed against Warren Edwin Scheibe and the websites www.nfusiononline.com and nFusion FTA. The suit alleges that the defendants were heavily involved in importing, distributing and selling nFusion-brand satellite receivers and related products in violation of the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Communications Act. The suit seeks maximum statutory damages of $10,000.00 per violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and $100,000 for each violation of the Communications Act, with each device imported, distributed or sold expected to amount to a separate violation under prevailing law.
A federal judge denied Sonicview’s motion to dismiss DISH Network and NagraStar allegations that Sonicview violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, stating “the Court also notes with respect to Defendants’ contention . . . the Court has found, based on evidence, that Plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of this claim” in an order issued on June 24, 2010.
The Court underscored that the evidence presented by plaintiffs showed Defendants’ actual involvement in piracy and highlighted Sonicview’s sale of 8PSK Turbo Boards. Concluding its order, the Court stated that “Plaintiffs’ allegations, which are supported by evidence presented for purposes of the preliminary injunction motion, are sufficient . . . . For the reasons stated above, Defendants’ motion to dismiss Counts I and III of the complaint is DENIED.”
DISH Network, EchoStar and NagraStar filed suit against Michael Cho, Jason Cho, and Mamertine, Inc. on Thursday evening, June 17, 2010 asserting violations of the Communications Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act in relation to the import and trafficking in nFusion-brand pirate devices, pirate software, and operation of IKS piracy servers in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Also sued in a separate action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina was Kevin Clifton, alleged to have programmed pirate software and operated an IKS server to support nFusion piracy products.
