Malibu Media, an adult entertainment corporation that has recovered settlements from thousands of pirates spanning over a great many years, now faces legal troubles of its own. Malibu Media has collected settlements from thousands of pirates over the years. Following the company’s failure to compensate a wrongly accused Internet subscriber, a federal judge in Illinois ordered the CEO of Malibu to be detained. For the time being, the order is conditional, but it will be executed if there is no movement in the coming weeks.
The corporation, which is best known for its popular “X-Art” brand, has filed thousands of lawsuits against accused file-sharers in U.S. courts, resulting in millions of dollars in compensation.Copy
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Despite a court order, this evidence was never received by the authorities. This enraged the court, the accused subscriber, and even Malibu’s own attorney, who resigned from the case last year after her client failed to comply with the terms of the agreement.
Fight Back by the Accused Subscriber
The vast majority of Internet subscribers who are accused of piracy do not fight back, but every now and then one does. There are several of them, including Mr. W.M., who filed a counterclaim and asked that Malibu provide the digital evidence that led to their accusation in support of its claim.
Little progress was made in the months that followed, and Mr. W.M. was awarded a victory in federal court early this year by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas M. Durkin. Malibu was sentenced to pay $48,656.73 in costs and attorneys’ fees, according to the court.
