DISH Network LLC et al v. RAHMAN, No. 2:2016cv12914 - Document 13 (E.D. Mich. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER granting 11 Motion for Default Judgment; Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction. Signed by District Judge Victoria A. Roberts. (CPin)
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DISH Network LLC et al v. RAHMAN Doc. 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ) D)S( NETWORK L.L.C., EC(OSTAR ) TEC(NOLOG)ES L.L.C., and VAR SDD ) Case No. : cv NAGRASTAR LLC, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) OL)UR RA(MAN, ) ) Defendant. ) ) FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION I. NATURE OF THE CASE . Plaintiffs brought this action against Defendant Oliur Rahman hereinafter Defendant for unlawfully circumventing the D)S( Network security system and receiving copyrighted, subscription based D)S( Network satellite television programming without authorization and without payment to D)S( Network. Defendant accomplished this in part by subscribing to a pirate television service known as NFusion Private Server NFPS . The NFPS pirate television service allowed Defendant to illegally decrypt D)S( Network’s satellite signal and view copyrighted satellite television programming without authorization from D)S( Network. Dkt. No. , Pls.’ Orig. Compl. 1 Dockets.Justia.com . Defendant was properly served with a copy of the summons and complaint, but failed to file an answer, responsive pleading, or otherwise defend the lawsuit within the time allowed. D)S( Network submitted evidence that Defendant is not an infant, not an incompetent person, and not on active duty in the military or otherwise exempted under the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act. . As a result of Defendant’s failure to answer Plaintiffs’ Complaint, or otherwise appear in this action at all, the Court accepts as true the following well pleaded allegations in Plaintiffs’ Original Complaint: a. D)S( Network is a multi channel video provider that delivers video, audio, and data services via a direct broadcast satellite system to approximately million subscribers. D)S( Network uses high powered satellites to broadcast, among other things, movies, sports and general entertainment services to consumers who have been authorized to receive such services after payment of a subscription fee, or in the case of a pay per view movie or event the purchase price. Dkt. , Pls.’ Compl. ¶¶ b. . D)S( Network contracts for and purchases the distribution rights for most of the programming broadcast on the D)S( Network platform from providers such as network affiliates, pay and specialty 2 broadcasters, cable networks, motion picture distributors, sports leagues, and other holders of programming rights. The works broadcast on the D)S( Network platform are copyrighted. D)S( Network has the authority of the copyright holders to protect these works from unauthorized reception and viewing. Id. ¶¶ c. . D)S( Network programming is digitized, compressed, and scrambled prior to being transmitted to multiple satellites located in geo synchronous orbit above Earth. The satellites then relay the encrypted signal back down to Earth where it can be received by D)S( Network subscribers that have the necessary equipment. Id. ¶ d. . The EchoStar Technologies receiver processes an incoming D)S( Network satellite signal by locating an encrypted part of the transmission known as the entitlement control message and forwards that message to the smart card. Provided that the subscriber is tuned to a channel he is authorized to watch, the smart card uses its decryption keys to unlock the message, uncovering a control word. The control word is then transmitted back to the receiver in order to decrypt the D)S( Network satellite signal. Each receiver and smart card is assigned a unique serial number which is used by D)S( Network when activating the equipment, and to ensure the equipment only decrypts 3 programming that the customer is authorized to receive as part of his subscription package and pay per view purchases. Id. ¶¶ e. NFPS is a pirate internet key sharing . )KS television service that provided end users computer software and decryption codes needed to descramble D)S( Network television programming without authority and without payment of a subscription fee to D)S( Network. Id. ¶ f. . Defendant violated federal laws by utilizing the NFPS pirate )KS television service and server to obtain D)S( Network’s descrambling control words to illegally receive and descramble D)S( Network copyrighted television programming. Id. ¶ . . Plaintiffs’ submitted evidence that Defendant connected to the NFPS )KS server resulting in his interception of Plaintiffs’ satellite signals of copyrighted satellite television programming, without authorization from Plaintiffs. Pursuant to U.S.C. § of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ECPA , Plaintiffs are entitled to statutory damages of $ , for Defendant’s interception of Plaintiffs’ satellite signal. Plaintiffs seek $ , in their Motion for Default Judgment and Request for Statutory Damages and Permanent )njunction. II. FINAL JUDGMENT & PERMANENT INJUNCTION 4 Upon default of the Defendant, the Court, having reviewed the evidence and arguments in this matter hereby ORDERS and ADJUDGES as follows: Defendant and anyone acting in active concert or participation with, or at the direction or control of Defendant is hereby PERMANENTLY ENJO)NED from: intercepting Plaintiffs’ satellite television transmissions without Plaintiffs’ authorization through any means including )nternet Key Sharing also known as Control Word Sharing ; assisting others in intercepting Plaintiffs’ satellite television transmissions without Plaintiffs’ authorization through any means including )nternet Key Sharing also known as Control Word Sharing ; and testing, analyzing, reverse engineering, manipulating or otherwise extracting codes or other technological information or data from Plaintiffs’ satellite television receivers, access cards, data stream or any other part or component of Plaintiffs’ security system or other technology used to gain access to D)S( Network programming including through the use of )nternet Key Sharing also known as Control Word Sharing . This Permanent )njunction takes effect immediately. 5 The Court awards Plaintiffs D)S( Network L.L.C., EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and NagraStar LLC statutory damages in the amount of $ , . as to Defendant on Plaintiffs’ claim under U.S.C. §§ a and The Court retains jurisdiction over this action for the purposes of enforcing this Final Judgment and Permanent )njunction. This is a final judgment. Any and all relief not expressly granted herein is denied. )t is so ORDERED. S)GNED and ENTERED this th day of February, 6 . S/Victoria A. Roberts (on. Victoria A. Roberts United States District Court Judge
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