Dish Network, LLC v. Intelligent Technology, Inc et al, No. 2:2009cv03436 - Document 22 (E.D. Cal. 2010)
Court Description: AGREED FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 11/12/10 ORDERING judgment in favor of Plaintiffs DISH Network L.L.C., EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and NagraStar LLC on each of Plaintiffs' claims under 17 U.S.C . § 1201, 47 U.S.C. § 605, and 18 U.S.C. 2511 (Counts 1-5 in Plaintiffs' Complaint) in the aggregate amount of Sixteen Million Seven Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($16,766,400.00) as to Defendants. The Court reta ins jurisdiction over this action for the purposes of enforcing this Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction and adjudicating any disputes regarding the Parties' underlying settlement agreement, including but not limited to disputes regarding the enforcement or scope of the settlement agreement; Each of the Parties is to bear its own costs and attorney's fees; This is a final judgment. Any and all relief not expressly granted herein is denied.(Becknal, R)
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Dish Network, LLC v. Intelligent Technology, Inc et al 1 5 Chad M. Hagan (pro hac vice) chad.hagan@hnbllc.com Stephen M. Ferguson (pro hac vice) stephen.ferguson@hnbllc.com HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC 820 Gessner, Suite 940 Houston, TX 77024 Telephone: (713) 343-0478 Facsimile: (713) 758-0146 6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 7 Doc. 22 Ian Kelley (CASBN 215393) ikelley@sflaw.net LAW OFFICE OF IAN KELLEY 885 Bryant Street, Suite 202 San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone: (415) 581-0885 Facsimile: (415) 581-0887 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 Attorney for Defendants 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 14 15 16 DISH NETWORK L.L.C., ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., and NAGRASTAR LLC, 17 18 19 20 21 Case No. 2:09-CV-03436-WBS-KJM AGREED FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Plaintiffs, v. INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC., and BYONG YONG KIM, Defendants. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 I. INTRODUCTION & NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. Plaintiffs brought this action against Defendants Intelligent Technology, Inc. and 3 Byong Yong Kim (collectively “Defendants”) for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing and 4 otherwise trafficking in devices, components, and technologies intended to facilitate the illegal 5 and unauthorized reception and decryption of DISH Network’s satellite television programming. 6 2. DISH Network is a multi-channel video provider, providing video, audio, and data 7 services to customers throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands via a 8 Direct Broadcast Satellite system. DISH Network uses satellites to broadcast, among other 9 things, movies, sports, and general entertainment services to consumers who have been 10 authorized to receive such services after payment of a subscription fee (or in the case of a pay- 11 per-view movie or event, the purchase price). 12 3. To provide customers with a variety of programming channels, DISH Network 13 contracts with and purchases the distribution rights of copyrighted programming from network 14 affiliates, pay and specialty broadcasters, cable networks, motion picture distributors, sports 15 leagues, event promoters, and other content providers, including HBO, SHOWTIME, ESPN, 16 Cinemax, and Disney. 17 4. Because DISH Network generates revenues through the sale of subscription 18 packages and pay-per-view programming, and because the ability to attract and retain distribution 19 rights for programming is dependent upon preventing the unauthorized reception of DISH 20 Network programming, DISH Network’s video channels, except for certain promotional 21 channels, are all digitally secured and encrypted. 22 5. Plaintiffs protect their DISH Network Programming from unauthorized viewing by 23 using a management and security system, which serves two interrelated functions: (1) subscriber- 24 management—allowing DISH Network to “turn on” or “turn off” Programming that a customer 25 ordered, cancelled, or changed; and (2) encryption—preventing individuals or entities who have 26 not purchased DISH Network programming from viewing it. 27 28 6. The security system is comprised of two parts. First, DISH Network encrypts (electronically scrambles) its satellite signals using proprietary technology provided by 1 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction 1 NagraStar. Essentially, NagraStar provides DISH Network with “smart cards” (“Access Cards”) 2 that contain a microprocessor component that functions as a security computer to a “conditional 3 access system” known as Digital Nagra Advanced Security Process (“DNASP”). These Access 4 Cards and related encryption technology are utilized in the satellite receivers that customers either 5 purchase or lease. Second, the DNASP uses a complex encryption system that is combined with 6 a Digital Video Broadcasting (“DVB”) scrambler/encoding system to effectively protect and 7 encrypt DISH Network programming. 8 7. Defendants violated federal law by manufacturing, offering to the public, 9 providing, or otherwise engaging in the traffic of devices, components, and technologies that are 10 primarily designed to circumvent and defeat Plaintiffs’ security system and ultimately facilitate 11 the unauthorized reception of Plaintiffs’ encrypted satellite signals and copyrighted DISH 12 Network Programming. Such devices, components, and technologies include: Visionsat branded 13 satellite television receivers, firmware and software designed or used for piracy in connection 14 with Visionsat receivers, and dongles. Defendants acknowledge and admit that each of the 15 foregoing was primarily designed, marketed, and used to facilitate piracy of DISH Network 16 programming. 17 II. 18 19 20 21 FINAL JUDGMENT & PERMANENT INJUNCTION Upon stipulation by the Parties, the Court, having reviewed the evidence and arguments in this matter hereby ORDERS and ADJUDGES as follows: (1) Defendants and anyone acting in active concert or participation with, or at the direction or control of Defendants are hereby PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from: 22 (a) 23 television receivers or set-top-boxes, software, firmware, dongles, or any other 24 device, component, or technology, or part thereof, through any means including 25 Internet key sharing (also known as Control Word Sharing), that: offering to the public, providing, or otherwise trafficking in any satellite 26 (i) 27 Plaintiffs’ security system, including the encryption and access control 28 protection contained in the software on DISH Network Access Cards, or is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing 2 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction 1 any other technological measure adopted by Plaintiffs that effectively 2 controls access to copyrighted programming on the DISH Network 3 platform; 4 (ii) 5 than to circumvent Plaintiffs’ security system, including the encryption and 6 access control protection contained in the software on DISH Network 7 Access Cards, or any other technological measure adopted by Plaintiffs that 8 effectively controls access to copyrighted programming on the DISH 9 Network platform; has only a limited commercially significant purpose or use other 10 (iii) 11 any Defendant for use in circumventing Plaintiffs’ security system, 12 including the encryption and access control protection contained in the 13 software on DISH Network Access Cards, or any other technological 14 measure adopted by Plaintiffs that effectively controls access to 15 copyrighted programming on the DISH Network platform; and is marketed by any Defendant and/or others acting in concert with 16 (b) 17 television receivers, set-top-boxes, software, firmware, dongles, or other device, 18 technology or part thereof knowing or having reason to know that such device, 19 technology or part thereof is primarily of assistance in the unauthorized decryption 20 of direct-to-home satellite services through any means including Internet Key 21 Sharing (also known as Control Word Sharing); 22 (c) 23 authorization through any means including Internet Key Sharing (also known as 24 Control Word Sharing); 25 (d) 26 Plaintiffs’ authorization through any means including Internet Key Sharing (also 27 known as Control Word Sharing); assembling, modifying, selling, importing, and/or distributing any satellite intercepting Plaintiffs’ satellite transmissions without Plaintiffs’ assisting others in intercepting Plaintiffs’ satellite transmissions without 28 3 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction 1 (e) 2 extracting codes or other technological information or data from Plaintiffs’ 3 satellite television receivers, access cards, data stream or any other part or 4 component of Plaintiffs’ security system or other technology used to gain access to 5 DISH Network programming including through the use of Internet Key Sharing 6 (also known as Control Word Sharing); and 7 (f) 8 provides any information or discussion forums related to the products, devices, 9 technology, codes, software, hardware, firmware, dongles, or components thereof 10 which Defendants are permanently enjoined from manufacturing, promoting, 11 distributing, or trafficking in pursuant to section (1)(a)-(e) above of this Final 12 Judgment and Permanent Injunction. Testing, analyzing, reverse engineering, manipulating or otherwise Operating any website or URL that markets, promotes, distributes, or 13 (2) This Permanent Injunction takes effect immediately. 14 (3) Should any Defendant breach any part of this Final Judgment or Permanent 15 Injunction, that Defendant shall be subject to damages in the amount of $110,000 for each such 16 breach or violation, which is the maximum statutory damage permitted per violation under 47 17 U.S.C. § 605(e)(3)(C)(i)-(ii). For purposes of assessing damages under this section, each “device, 18 product, file, technology or part or component thereof” that is distributed by Defendants or others 19 acting in active participation or concert with Defendants in violation of this Final Judgment and 20 Permanent Injunction shall constitute a separate and discrete violation. 21 software, firmware, or other file distributed or posted by Defendants or others acting in active 22 participation or concert with Defendants, each time that software, firmware or other file is 23 downloaded by an end-user shall constitute a separate and discrete “violation” for purposes of 24 quantifying damages set forth in this section. 25 (4) In the case of any The Court further ORDERS judgment in favor of Plaintiffs DISH Network L.L.C., 26 EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and NagraStar LLC on each of Plaintiffs’ claims under 17 U.S.C. 27 § 1201, 47 U.S.C. § 605, and 18 U.S.C. 2511 (Counts 1-5 in Plaintiffs’ Complaint) in the 28 4 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction 1 aggregate amount of Sixteen Million Seven Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Four Hudred Dollars 2 ($16,766,400.00) as to Defendants. 3 (5) The Court retains jurisdiction over this action for the purposes of enforcing this 4 Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction and adjudicating any disputes regarding the Parties’ 5 underlying settlement agreement, including but not limited to disputes regarding the enforcement 6 or scope of the settlement agreement. 7 (6) Each of the Parties is to bear its own costs and attorney’s fees. 8 (7) This is a final judgment. Any and all relief not expressly granted herein is denied. 9 10 It is so ORDERED. SIGNED and ENTERED this 12th day of November, 2010. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction 1 Dated: November 11, 2010 HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC 2 By: /s/ Stephen M. Ferguson Chad M. Hagan (pro hac vice) chad.hagan@hnbllc.com Stephen M. Ferguson (pro hac vice) stephen.ferguson@hnbllc.com HAGAN NOLL & BOYLE LLC 820 Gessner, Suite 940 Houston, TX 77024 Telephone: (713) 343-0478 Facsimile: (713) 758-0146 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 David S. Barrett (CASBN 209986) david@dsblawoffice.com LAW OFFICE OF DAVID BARRETT 117 ‘J’ Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 440-0233 Facsimile: (916) 440-0237 12 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Dated: November 11, 2010 LAW OFFICE OF IAN KELLEY By: /s/ Ian Kelley Ian Kelley (CASBN 215393) ikelley@sflaw.net LAW OFFICE OF IAN KELLEY 885 Bryant Street, Suite 202 San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone: (415) 581-0885 Facsimile: (415) 581-0887 20 21 Attorney for Defendants 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction
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