ABS-CBN wins P1.4-B suit vs online pirates

Media giant ABS-CBN Corp. has won a suit against online pirates to the tune of P1.4 billion. ABS-CBN, which launched a crackdown on the illegal distribution of its movies and television shows, said in a statement that a US Federal District in Florida ordered 27 site operators to pay the company $1 million each in damages, or a total of $27 million. The sites include dramaofw.ch, vidco.su, pinoyflixtv.com, pinoytvlovershd.com, and tambayand.com. ABSCBN said the lawsuit was filed in December and targeted over three dozen domain names. “The sites in question are streaming portals that offer access to Filipino content in the US and abroad. These sites attract visitors from all over the world, including the United States, where they target people of Filipino origin,” ABSCBN said.