The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has sued
US-based on-line retailer eDiscountTech.com for allegedly selling
illegal copies of DVDs on its web site and through auction service
eBay, according to media reports. The web site owner has admitted
purchasing the discs from a seller in Malaysia, but denied knowing
that they were not authentic.
It appears that the lawsuit followed an MPAA investigation,
which spotted DVDs that had not yet been released being offered for
sale on eDiscountTech.com and eBay.
It is also reported that the MPAA has already seized about 2,000
allegedly pirated DVDs from the retailer, but the two parties are
currently trying to settle the case.
According to the MPAA, the lawsuit is the first to target a
US-based e-tailer for importing and selling pirated digital
works.
