VidAngel, founded in Provo, Utah, relied on a quirky business model to stream movies without studios’ permission. Instead of obtaining licenses, it purchased thousands of DVDs and Blu-rays to make them available to stream through its website for $1 each.
Copies of “The Revenant,” a 20th Century Fox release, at VidAngel’s headquarters. The company on Monday was hit with one of the largest per-work awards in a copyright infringement case.
A California federal jury on Monday awarded the studios, led by Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros., $75,000 per infringed work, VidAngel Chief Executive Neal HarmonThe verdict marks a major victory for the major entertainment companies, which sued VidAngel in 2016 for illegally ripping DVDs and streaming them without a license. The award marks one of the highest per-work judgments ever in a massive infringement case, according to the studios’ lawyers.
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