Broadband provider Time Warner Cable sued a New York residential
apartment complex, its superintendent and a wireless internet
provider on Monday for the pirating and distribution of an
entertainment service throughout the block, according to CNet
News.com.
The case represents a development from the more usual type of
video piracy – interception of cable or satellite transmission –
and it is anticipated that similar lawsuits will follow.
The suit alleges that iNYC Wireless intercepted Time Warner
Cable's wireless Road Runner service, and then sold it on to
residents of London Terrace Towers in New York. The piracy has been
going on since May, says the suit, and involved the use of Wi-Fi
receivers throughout the building.
According to CNet News.com the cable company has asked the
District Court for the Southern District of New York to ban iNYC
Wireless from intercepting and re-selling Road Runner. It is also
looking for compensation from INYC Wireless, the co-operative
running the apartment complex, the superintendent and the complex's
managing agent.
