June 15, 2010 | The Biz

Corbin Fisher wins piracy suit

Corbin Fisher  has won its lawsuit against Eric Brown, one of the men who copied the porn site's content onto DVDs and then sold it over eBay. Last week, the judge ordered Brown to pay $1.75 million in punitive damages.

"Clearly, we're pleased with the court's decision," COO Brian Dunlap told XBIZ. "This decision is yet another example of the court's acknowledging our rights to significant judgments, and, more importantly in this case, a law-breaker's considerable financial liability for violating our copyrights.

"The message this judgment should send to online content pirates is that there are two very likely outcomes to your illegal activities: considerable legal fees and even greater judgments against you from the courts," he said.

Dunlap conceded that his company will likely not be able to collect the full dollar amount for the damages, but said Corbin Fisher will make sure to go after as much of it as possible.

"Here is a man who felt he could get away with stealing from us, and felt he could do so free of consequence, with nothing but his own financial benefit being the outcome," Dunlap added. "Now, however, he'll have this judgment hanging over him and his credit, and spend countless years dealing with our efforts to collect on what the courts determined we are entitled to."

These companies mean business!

Corbin Fisher Awarded $1.75M in Piracy Case [XBiz]