Matrix Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Eight men alleged to have operated "two of the largest" movie and TV show streaming sites in the United States have been charged by a federal grand jury. The men are said to have operated Jetflicks and iStreamitAll, a pair of subscription-based streaming sites offering thousands of movies and TV shows. The charges include conspiracy, criminal copyright infringement, and money laundering. Movie and TV show content is widely available on the Internet for no cost but it seems that many thousands of individuals are prepared to pay for the privilege. That has resulted in countless unlicensed subscription-based services appearing, some as part of live broadcast IPTV packages and others as standalone services. Earlier this year it was revealed that the MPAA had made several referrals to the Department of Justice (DoJ), calling for some pirate streaming services to be criminally prosecuted. It now transpires that at least one of those referrals has come to fruition. According to an announcement by the Department of Justice, eight individuals were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for conspiring to violate criminal copyright law by running “two of the largest unauthorized streaming services in the United States.” The indictment lists the following men as the defendants in the case; Kristopher Lee Dallmann, 36; Darryl Julius Polo, aka djppimp, 36; Douglas M. Courson, 59; Felipe Garcia, 37; Jared Edward Jaurequi, aka Jared Edwards, 38; Peter H. Huber, 61; Yoany Vaillant, aka Yoany Vaillant Fajardo, 38; and Luis Angel Villarino, 40. All are charged with running Jetflicks, a subscription-based TV show streaming service running out of Las Vegas, Nevada. “The defendants reproduced tens of thousands of copyrighted television episodes without authorization, and distributed the infringing programs to tens of thousands of paid subscribers located throughout the U.S. At one point, Jetflicks claimed to have more than 183,200 different television episodes,” the DoJ states. It’s further claimed that one of the defendants, Darryl Julius Polo, who was allegedly part of the Jetflicks programming team, left Jetflicks in order to create his own service, known online as iStreamItAll. According to the DoJ, the service claimed to have 115,849 television episodes and 10,511 movies available for streaming. “Polo allegedly used many of the same automated tools that Jetflicks employed to locate, download, process and store illegal content, and then quickly make those television programs and movies available on servers in Canada to ISIA subscribers for streaming and/or downloading,” the DoJ adds. In addition to the conspiracy charges, Dallman was charged with two counts of criminal copyright infringement by reproduction or distribution, two counts of criminal copyright by public performance and four counts of money laundering. Polo was also charged with two counts of criminal copyright infringement by distributing a copyrighted work being prepared for commercial distribution, which usually refers to either then-unreleased movies or TV shows, or those that were yet to leave their theatrical window. The alleged iStreamItAll operator was further charged with two counts of criminal copyright infringement by reproduction or distribution, two counts of criminal copyright infringement by public performance and four counts of money laundering. Unsurprisingly, both services are alleged to have obtained their content from other ‘pirate’ sources, including The Pirate Bay and RARBG. The indictment also claims that Usenet and Torrentz were used as sources. The inclusion of the latter is somewhat unusual given that the site closed down in 2016 and even then was only a meta-search engine that offered no direct links to infringing content. Both services were available after paying a subscription, with iStreamItAll claiming it had a greater range of content than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Amazon Prime, accessible on a range of devices from desktop machines through to phones, tablets, smart TVs, games consoles, and set-top boxes. However, neither platform appears to have learned lessons from the still ongoing Megaupload case, where servers containing allegedly infringing content were mainly hosted in the United States. The DoJ claims that content culled from torrent sites and Usenet was made available to Jetflicks and iStreamItAll subscribers via servers hosted in both the United States and Canada. VIEW: Original Article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight men alleged to have operated "two of the largest" movie and TV show streaming sites in the United States have been charged by a federal grand jury. The men are said to have operated Jetflicks and iStreamitAll, a pair of subscription-based streaming sites offering thousands of movies and TV shows. The charges include conspiracy, criminal copyright infringement, and money laundering. Movie and TV show content is widely available on the Internet for no cost but it seems that many thousands of individuals are prepared to pay for the privilege. That has resulted in countless unlicensed subscription-based services appearing, some as part of live broadcast IPTV packages and others as standalone services. Earlier this year it was revealed that the MPAA had made several referrals to the Department of Justice (DoJ), calling for some pirate streaming services to be criminally prosecuted. It now transpires that at least one of those referrals has come to fruition. According to an announcement by the Department of Justice, eight individuals were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for conspiring to violate criminal copyright law by running “two of the largest unauthorized streaming services in the United States.” The indictment lists the following men as the defendants in the case; Kristopher Lee Dallmann, 36; Darryl Julius Polo, aka djppimp, 36; Douglas M. Courson, 59; Felipe Garcia, 37; Jared Edward Jaurequi, aka Jared Edwards, 38; Peter H. Huber, 61; Yoany Vaillant, aka Yoany Vaillant Fajardo, 38; and Luis Angel Villarino, 40. All are charged with running Jetflicks, a subscription-based TV show streaming service running out of Las Vegas, Nevada. “The defendants reproduced tens of thousands of copyrighted television episodes without authorization, and distributed the infringing programs to tens of thousands of paid subscribers located throughout the U.S. At one point, Jetflicks claimed to have more than 183,200 different television episodes,” the DoJ states. It’s further claimed that one of the defendants, Darryl Julius Polo, who was allegedly part of the Jetflicks programming team, left Jetflicks in order to create his own service, known online as iStreamItAll. According to the DoJ, the service claimed to have 115,849 television episodes and 10,511 movies available for streaming. “Polo allegedly used many of the same automated tools that Jetflicks employed to locate, download, process and store illegal content, and then quickly make those television programs and movies available on servers in Canada to ISIA subscribers for streaming and/or downloading,” the DoJ adds. In addition to the conspiracy charges, Dallman was charged with two counts of criminal copyright infringement by reproduction or distribution, two counts of criminal copyright by public performance and four counts of money laundering. Polo was also charged with two counts of criminal copyright infringement by distributing a copyrighted work being prepared for commercial distribution, which usually refers to either then-unreleased movies or TV shows, or those that were yet to leave their theatrical window. The alleged iStreamItAll operator was further charged with two counts of criminal copyright infringement by reproduction or distribution, two counts of criminal copyright infringement by public performance and four counts of money laundering. Unsurprisingly, both services are alleged to have obtained their content from other ‘pirate’ sources, including The Pirate Bay and RARBG. The indictment also claims that Usenet and Torrentz were used as sources. The inclusion of the latter is somewhat unusual given that the site closed down in 2016 and even then was only a meta-search engine that offered no direct links to infringing content. Both services were available after paying a subscription, with iStreamItAll claiming it had a greater range of content than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Amazon Prime, accessible on a range of devices from desktop machines through to phones, tablets, smart TVs, games consoles, and set-top boxes. However, neither platform appears to have learned lessons from the still ongoing Megaupload case, where servers containing allegedly infringing content were mainly hosted in the United States. The DoJ claims that content culled from torrent sites and Usenet was made available to Jetflicks and iStreamItAll subscribers via servers hosted in both the United States and Canada.
steven36 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 iStreamItAll is still up for now , I wonder why didn't the DOJ seize the domain? Quote The Department of Justice was keen to point out that the charges and allegations are “merely accusations” and that the defendants will soon have an opportunity to claim their innocence in a court of law. https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/eight-charged-with-running-illegal-tv-and-movie-streaming-sites/ You know in the USA your innocent until proven guilty and torrent freak has them pegged as guilty even before they went to court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Here's some info Jetflicks they calmed to be the oldest streaming provider for android so they was around for years. Jetflicks was established in 2009 as the first mobile streaming provider on the Android Market (Now Google Play) and still provides the most reliable video streaming service on all mobile devices. Jetflicks Offers Mobile Optimized Streaming • Utilizes the newest video compression technology so you can WATCH MORE, and USE LESS data! Unlimited TV Streaming! • Over 800 shows! (and growing) • Updated daily! NO Banner Ads! • NO Flash! • No Commercials! We provide multiple subscription options so you get exactly what you want, nothing more, nothing less! Subscription Options: $9.99 Monthly $19.99 Quarterly $29.99 Semi-Annually https://jetflicks-tv.soft112.com/download.html Here was people on XDA talking about them being down before https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568154 washingtonpost says While Jetflicks has been taken down, iStreamItAll’s website is still live, offering nearly 4,000 series and over 10,000 movies. In January the company offered a $400 “lifetime account” Both services advertised availability on legal streaming devices such as Amazon Fire Stick and Roku. But customers complained in online forums of unreliable service, and TechCrunch reported in 2017 that Roku began warning users that iStreamItAll was unauthorized and could be shut down at any time. Jetflicks dates back to 2009; iStreamItAll started in 2014. Jetflicks got a “cease and desist” letter from the Motion Picture Association of America in 2012, but the investigation appears to have begun in 2017. The eight defendants are Kristopher Lee Dallmann, 36; Darryl Julius Polo, 36; Douglas M. Courson, 59; Felipe Garcia, 37; Jared Edward Jaurequi, 38; Peter H. Huber, 61; Yoany Vaillant, 38; and Luis Angel Villarino, 40. All are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, a crime that carried a punishment of up to five years in prison. Dallmann and Polo, the alleged managers of Jetflicks and iStreamItAll, each face additional copyright infringement and money laundering charges that could put them in prison for many more decades. Prosecutors said none of the defendants have been taken into custody in the case. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/programmers-behind-streaming-services-accused-of-piracy/2019/08/27/dd3e2398-c914-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html?noredirect=on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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