In addition to the money, the settlement includes a permanent injunction that prohibits Ace Deal and its employees from offering similar products in the future.

Not only does the hardware seller admit guilt, it has also agreed to a hefty damages amount of $5,250,000, which is quite something for such a small company. According to the documents ( pdf) Ace Deal sold 2,078 circumvention devices in recent years. The parties have submitted a joint proposal for a final judgment and a permanent injunction at a California federal court. Ace Deal sold so-called HDCP strippers, devices that allow users to render protected video content in the clear, circumventing the copy protection. The two companies signed a settlement with the California-based hardware seller Ace Deal, which admits to violating their rights under the DMCA. The first lawsuit against a Chinese company was settled last month, with the rightsholders on the ‘losing’ end.

filed two lawsuits against companies that sell hardware which can effectively bypass HDCP 2.2 content protection. The technology, which is owned by Intel daughter company DCP, makes it hard to rip HD content, but not impossible.Įarlier this year DCP and Warner Bros. To make it harder for pirates to get their hands on the latest blockbusters, all popular Blu-rays and HD streams have content protection.

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