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Operators Of Jetflicks, An Illegal Streaming Service With A Catalog Larger Than Netflix, Prime Video And Hulu Put Together, Convicted By Federal Jury
Five men who ran an illegal streaming service called Jetflix since 2007 have been convicted by a federal jury, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
It generated millions of dollars in subscription revenue by offering an illegal, unlicensed stash of TV episodes larger than the combined catalogs of Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, and Prime Video, the DOJ said. “The defendants ran a platform that automated the theft of TV shows and distributed the stolen content to subscribers,” said Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office. “When complaints from copyright holders and problems with payment service providers threatened to topple the illicit multimillion-dollar enterprise, the defendants tried to disguise Jetflicks as an aviation entertainment company.
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