Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and other movie and TV studios asked a federal judge to rule that the file-sharing website Lime Wire LLC and its founder, Mark Gorton, induced people to illegally download shows and films without payment.
The plaintiffs said U.S. District Judge Harold Baer should find Lime Wire and Gorton liable for inducement of copyright infringement without a trial. TV shows such as “South Park” and “Desperate Housewives” and movies including “Avatar” and the “Harry Potter” films were among the material allegedly infringed, according to the filing.
U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in May 2010 found Lime Wire and Gorton liable for inducing infringement of copyrights for recorded music. The site was shut down by an October 2010 court order. Lime Wire settled with the recording industry for $105 million in May 2011 during a trial in Manhattan to determine damages.
In the new case, the parties were unable to reach a settlement, according to a docket entry in September.
The case is Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Lime Wire LLC, 12-0818, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Read More: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-09/disney-fox-seek-ruling-lime-wire-infringed-movies-shows.html?cmpid=yhoo
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