Zero Tolerance Entertainment announced that it has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Florida-based, online retailer, Movixo.com, alleging copyright and trademark infringement.
“This is a first in a series of lawsuits,” said Zero Tolerance President Greg Alves. “We have worked diligently to build a brand that is synonymous with quality adult entertainment and we will work equally as hard to protect that brand.”
Representatives from Movixo were not available for comment at press time.
Clyde DeWitt, legal counsel for Zero Tolerance, said, “The complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale, alleges, ‘when a customer rents a motion picture from movixo.com the customer does not receive the DVD motion picture as issued by the original manufacturer but, rather, a copy which is of lower quality, yet maintaining the original copyrighted content.’”
The complaint contends infringement of 172 titles, all copyrighted by Zero Tolerance Entertainment, as well as, Third Degree Films and Black Ice Limited. With willful copyright infringement carrying a penalty of $150,000 per title, the lawsuit promises to be precedent-setting to the adult video business.
“We will utilize every resource available to pursue and prosecute anyone who violates our rights,” Alves said. “I am as committed to this as I am to producing the finest adult product.”
Alves said that anyone with Zero Tolerance, Third Degree and Black Ice piracy information should contact Domenick Bongiorno with Atlas Multimedia by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 818.700.1872, ext. 136.
