UFC sues Justin.tv, says 50,000 saw UFC 121 illegally
Zuffa, the UFC’s parent company, announced Friday that it filed a lawsuit against Justin.tv, for what it calls “Justin.tv’s repeated…
Zuffa, the UFC’s parent company, announced Friday that it filed a lawsuit against Justin.tv, for what it calls “Justin.tv’s repeated and ongoing failure to meaningfully address the rampant and illegal uploading of video of live Pay-Per-View UFC events by members and users of the Justin.tv website.
“Zuffa has attempted to work on numerous occasions with Justin.tv over nearly a two-year period to encourage it to prevent or limit its infringing activities,” UFC lawyer Donald J. Campbell said. “Regrettably, Justin.tv has not only turned a blind eye to the massive online piracy occurring on its website, we believe it has actually induced its users to commit copyright infringement thus leaving Zuffa no alternative but to take this fight to the courts.”
The UFC said more than 50,000 people watched live feeds of the UFC 121 and that the UFC hired contractors to get more than 200 UFC 121 live streams removed from Justin.tv.