Independent internet service provider, TekSavvy, now has more time to warn its customers of ?Voltage Pictures LLC?s (known mainly for the Hurt Locker) impending Canadian?copyright infringement lawsuits.
Teksavvy stands between Voltage pictures and the identity of customers?who have allegedly downloaded one of the film studio?s movies using the BitTorrent file transfer protocol. A Canadian federal court judge has given TekSavvy more time to advise subscribers?who have been included in this lawsuit and give them more information regarding whether or not they should seek legal advice.
The motion that will force Teksavvy to give up subscriber?s contact information is set to be heard on Jan. 14. Teksavvy has stated that as long as they have the ability to provide its customers with notice, they will not oppose this process in anyway.
In an interview with the Financial Post, intellectual?property?lawyer David Fewer said,??Voltage will then take that information and contact those customers and say, ?We?ve sued you. We?re going to demand a certain amount of money to settle this lawsuit, and if you don?t, then we?re going to go to court.?
Montreal-based?forensic?software company, Canipre Inc., is spearheading this initiative and scanned BitTorrent downloads over two months this fall. It?s singled out 2,000 IP?addresses?that belong to TekSavvy customers who are suspected to have downloaded a Voltage Pictures film through a BitTorrent client.
TekSavvy has already sent out 1,100 warning notices regarding these potential lawsuits. New Canadian copyright law allows for a penalty ranging from $100 to a maximum of $5,000 for all copyright infringements related to personal use. Older copyright law had a maximum fine of $20,000 per infringement.
It?s expected that Voltage pictures will hand out letters asking TekSavvy customers involved in this lawsuit to pay a specific amount of damages. Of course, people have a choice as to whether or not that want to pay this settlement fee, but if they don?t, this could mean a long legal battle for that individual.
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