Millenium Funding, Bodyguard Productions and LHF Productions, the film companies behind films like The mercenaries, Olympus has fallen, and The hitman's bodyguard โ have filed a lawsuit against the attorney who represented them in previous copyright infringement cases.
The lawsuit, obtained by torrent monster, names attorney Michael Hierl and his law firm as defendants. The film companies allege that Hierl and his firm did not pay them the full amount of settlement money collected from BitTorrent pirates. The companies believe they are owed $130,000 in collected settlements.
The lawsuit offers insight into the far-reaching effects of hacking operations and takedowns. The widespread problem of viewing illegal content and the lack of permanent prevention is usually the main focus, but behind the scenes, according to torrent monsteran โindustrial-scale settlement operationโ is found.
Since 2012, Millennium allegedly worked with an anonymous โprevious agentโ and Hierl's law firm to identify hackers based on their IP addresses and take legal action from there. torrent monster He said Hierl's firm was authorized to take a percentage of the settlement amount before sending the balance to Millennium's agent.
In 2019, the company hired a new agent and allegedly informed the law firm of the change in 2020. Millennium alleges that they began to detect discrepancies in the information the following year: the law firm was collecting its fees, but not paying film companies.
Hierl reportedly denied the allegations in 2021.
In 2023 alone, there have been dozens of repressions about illegal IPTV services. Entertainment companies and government agencies around the world continue make the war against piracy operations. But, as the world continues to digitalize, it is unlikely that we will see a completely piracy-free future.
