Claim

Docket number: 22-CCB-0034
Filed date: 06/27/2022 05:47 PM EDT

United States Copyright Claims Board

Claimant

HA Sports Studio

Respondent

Claim

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Type

A claim for infringement

Would you like to proceed as a "smaller claims" proceeding (including the $5,000 monetary limit) instead of the standard CCB small claims proceeding?

Yes

Claimant

Organization

City

DC, WA

Authorized representative information

Name

James Watson

james@copyrightbrandprotection.com

Phone

030-129-5442

Respondent

Organization

HA Sports Studio

Infringement claim: Works infringed

Title of work

Sky Sports Streaming

Author(s)

Sky Group

Has the work been registered by the Copyright Office?

Service request number

SR-320-1213-11

Type of work

Motion picture and audiovisual

Infringement claim: Wrongful activities

Wrongful activities

Distribute copies of the work

Is the infringement ongoing?

Yes

Infringement dates

04-05-2021 - Present

Where the alleged infringing acts occurred, such as a physical place or online. If unknown, type unknown.

online

Describe the infringement

Hello Respected Team, We are legal partner of Sky Group (“Sky Sports”) to protect their intellectual property rights which includes the rights to broadcast live audio-visual coverage of various properties licensed to Sky Sports, for the entire world (“Licensed Properties”). Sky Sports holds broadcasting rights for Australia vs Sri Lanka T20 Cricket Matches (AUS vs SL T20). These rights includes, without limitation, the TV live broadcast rights, the TV highlights rights, mobile rights and internet rights for live, deferred, delayed broadcasts and highlights for all matches relating to the Licensed Properties on television and on the internet (“Exclusive Rights”). As an authorized agent we are entitled to enforce these rights which have been licensed to Sky Sports. The mobile applications being made available through the URLs below are making available footage from the Licensed Properties (“AUS vs SL T20”). To our knowledge, the developer's use of the footage in the mobile applications has not been licensed by the rights owner and therefore violates the Exclusive Rights granted to Sky Sports. Accordingly, we request that you remove the infringing mobile applications from google play store with immediate effect. Kind Regards,

Are any of the respondents online service providers?

Yes

Are you bringing a claim against the online service provider due to their storage of or referral or linking to infringing material posted by others?

Yes

Did you send the online service provider a "takedown notice" as required by Section 512 of the Copyright Act?

Yes

Did the online service provider fail to expeditiously remove or disable access to the material after you sent a takedown notice?

Yes

Respondent name or organization

HA Sports Studio

Description of harm suffered and relief sought

Users mislead Servers bandwidth used Brand with Logo used

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