$42M IPTV Piracy Lawsuit against VSYS.Host (Virtual Systems, LLC)

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VSYS.Host hit by $42M Lawsuit

I Just randomly found out about this lawsuit on TorrentFreak:

A lawsuit filed at a Seattle court this week targets Ukraine-based hosting Provider Virtual Systems. Coordinated by the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), the lawsuit focuses on Virtual Systems' self-promotion as a 'DMCA-ignored' host. After allegedly ignoring over 500 DMCA-style infringement notices relating to dozens of pirate IPTV services, the lawsuit demands over $42m in copyright damages.

My opinion regarding Piracy:

I am personally not against (IPTV) Piracy. Especially since there is no single legal streaming provider that offers as much content anymore, Netflix for example removing content permanently while users are paying that much for it. And I like to stream movies over Discord for few friends, and while thats not impossible (afaik) its way easier with dmca protections removed from Jellyfin for example.

Your opinion regarding this / piracy in general:

I decided to make a poll for this. Btw I used gpt-4o and gemini 1.5 pro for questions/answers, but changed some of it. (My brain was too slow to think of any)

Sources / mentioned articles:

TorrentFreak: IPTV Piracy Lawsuit Targets ‘DMCA Ignored’ Host in $42M Lawsuit

GlobalNewswire: IBCAP announces $41 million lawsuit against Virtual Systems

Your Opinions
  1. Should there be stricter regulations for hosters against piracy?9 votes
    1. Yes, to protect copyright holders
      11.11%
    2. Yes, Only if balanced with fair use protections
      11.11%
    3. No, it could lead to overreach and censorship
      66.67%
    4. I'm not sure
      11.11%
  2. Under what circumstances do you think piracy is justified?9 votes
    1. Never
      11.11%
    2. High cost of legitimate services
      33.33%
    3. Lack of availability of legitimate services
      33.33%
    4. Poor quality of legitimate services
      11.11%
    5. Other (comment pls)
      11.11%
  3. Do you think the $42 million lawsuit is justified?9 votes
    1. Yes, they should have complied with the notices
      33.33%
    2. No, the amount is excessive
      66.67%
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