LOS ANGELES – Continuing its global legal efforts to combat illegal streaming operations, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading antipiracy coalition, announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has issued a judgment against Zachary DeBarr, operator of the illegal streaming service Outer Limits IPTV.
The ruling, issued by the Honorable Judge Josephine Staton, awards the studio plaintiffs $15 million in damages for willful copyright infringement and includes a permanent injunction, resulting in the shutdown of the piracy websites associated with Outer Limits IPTV. The court also awarded attorneys’ fees to the studio plaintiffs.
Outer Limits IPTV unlawfully provided subscribers with access to more than 13,000 movie titles, over 3,000 television series, and upwards of 4,000 live channels, including international programming and live sports events. DeBarr, a repeat offender with a long history of piracy, frequently promoted Outer Limits and other illicit services through his YouTube channel.
The following is a statement from Karyn Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association:
“The court’s favorable ruling against the operator of a commercial-scale digital piracy service marks a significant step forward in our fight against global piracy,” said Karyn Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association. “We welcome the $15 million damages award and the court’s order permanently barring the defendant from further streaming films and TV series without authorization.”
About The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the legal creative market and reducing digital piracy. Driven by a comprehensive approach to addressing piracy through criminal referrals, civil litigation, and cease-and-desist operations, ACE has achieved many successful global enforcement actions against illegal streaming services and unauthorized content sources and their operators. Drawing upon the collective expertise and resources of more than 50 media and entertainment companies around the world—including sports channels and associations—and reinforced by the Motion Picture Association’s content protection operations, ACE protects the creativity and innovation that drives the global growth of core copyright and entertainment industries. The current governing board members for ACE are Amazon, Apple TV+, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE.
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