3 Count: DISH Dismissal

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1: Court Dismisses DISH’s $25 Million IPTV Piracy Lawsuit Against UK Hosting Provider

First off, today Ernesto Van der Sar at TorrentFreak reports that a California court has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by DISH Network against the UK hosting provider Innetra, saying the court lacks jurisdiction over the matter.

DISH filed the claim last year, saying that the company was hosting several pirate websites and ignoring takedown requests. In July, Innetra argued that the court lacked jurisdiction, noting that it is a UK company with no business contacts in the United States, let alone California.

The court agreed with Innetra and dismissed the case. The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning that DISH can refile it if they find new evidence. However, the court strongly indicated that the case is better filed in the UK.

2: Centre Orders Telegram To Disable Over 3,100 Channels for Alleged Copyright Violations

Next up today, Storyboard 18 reports that, in India, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has ordered Telegram to remove over 3,000 channels accused of distributing copyright-infringing material.

The order only gave Telegram three hours to remove the channels in question. It is unclear if they did so, as the company has not commented on the order.

The order is part of a broader effort in India to target various intermediaries accused of enabling piracy and other forms of copyright infringement. According to the government, the list of channels came directly from complaints from various content owners.

3: Travis Scott Hit With Hard No On Request To Dismiss “Telekinesis” Copyright Lawsuit

Finally, today, Weso at Hip-Hop Wired reports that a judge has denied Travis Scott’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over his recent hit song Telekinesis.

The lawsuit was filed by singer-songwriter Victory Boyd, who accused Scott and others involved in the song of using her music without permission, specifically the unreleased song “Like The Way It Sounds”. However, the defendants asked the judge to dismiss the case, saying that Boyd was never credited as the composer of the song in question and that Kanye West is the only person registered on the track.

However, the judge felt it was too early to dismiss the case, saying that the defendants had not met their burden of proof. As a result, the lawsuit is still alive, at least for the moment.

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