Court of Appeal Throws Bell Canada a Lifeline in $291m Movie Piracy Lawsuit * TorrentFreak
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Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has thrown Bell a lifeline in a movie piracy lawsuit that began with a CAD$400m (US$291m) claim for damages.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36745507

A group of movie companies known for targeting ISPs in the U.S. went on to file a similar lawsuit against Bell Canada. They argued that since Bell failed to forward ~40,000 infringement notices to its subscribers, the ISP can be held liable. After a series of setbacks, the Federal Court of Appeal has thrown Bell a lifeline in lawsuit worth up to CAD$400m (US$291m) in damages.