Being in charge of a pirate IPTV service can bring you many benefits, but it can also be the ruin if the authorities hunt you down. All illegal actions have consequences, and on this occasion, the price to pay is very expensive. There are many operations against pirate IPTV that we read every week. In this case, the lawsuits filed against the IPTV pirate service Nitro TV could result in sentences amounting to 350 million dollars.
Using pirate IPTV to consume streaming content is one of the most popular options among users who want to access paid content from various platforms at a cheaper price. Action that can face various risks such as theft of bank details, loss of money and even having to face legal problems. Those in charge of this type of service do not usually get away with it and although a pirate IPTV service can be extremely profitable, in today’s history the ruin of those behind IPTV Nitro TV seems inevitable.
Bill Omar Carrasquillo has accumulated extraordinary wealth. Example showing that a successful operation can generate millions of tens of dollars. Better known is social networks such as “Omi in a Hellcat”, it is about a youtuber who operated several pirate IPTV services that the federal government closed in 2019, Carrasquillo not only faces losing every dollar earned, but also a sentence that could deprive you of your freedom. The details of his guilty plea are under wraps, but it serves as a reference to the financial consequences that other pirate IPTV operators could face.
IPTV Nitro TV on the ropes
The pirated IPTV pirate service Nitro TV is facing two massive lawsuits. The first was released in August 2021 by DISH Network, Sling, and NagraStar and may be nearing completion. The plaintiffs seek only a fraction of the damages due under the law, yet Nitro TV operators face a potential $100 million judgment.
To this must be added a second trial presented by the members of the Alliance for Creativity in April 2020. It seems to be heading towards an even worse result for the defendants Alejandro “Alex” Galindo, Anna Galindo, Martha Galindo, Osvaldo Galindo, Richard Horsten , Raul Orellana, better known as “TouchTone” on YouTube, and the business entity Firestream LLC.
Facing accusations of copyright infringement related to movies and TV shows including The Office, SpiderMan: Homecoming, Toy Story 3, Star Trek Beyond, Homecoming and Joker, Nitro TV closed after receiving a court order.
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Nitro Boss hires a lawyer, but does not pay him
Alejandro Galindo was the only defendant to appear to defend himself against claims of direct and contributory infringement of 1,897 copyrighted works, for which the plaintiffs are demanding a maximum of $150,000 in damages for each work.
The plaintiffs, Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon were told by the court that they would issue sanctions, but according to the recently filed joint statement this has not yet happened.
From the beginning, attorney Steven Vondran represented Galindo. Vondran is also active in other cases involving alleged pirates, so he was a good fit to handle the Galindo and Nitro TV losses. However, Galindo has not passed what was agreed upon.
“I have been the attorney of record for defendant Alejandro Galindo since the beginning of this case. A written retainer agreement was signed between the parties requiring certain fees to be paid in a timely manner,” Vondran now reports to the court.
“At this time, the fees have not been paid as agreed, furthermore, despite several requests, no communication or other responses have been received from the defendant and he has simply remained silent.”
What about Nitro TV’s fortune?
The funds that the pirate IPTV service Nitro TV has after its closure is unknown. According to film and television studios, they received a lot of money. Subpoenas from third parties revealed that they had made more than $7 million in subscription sales to Nitro TV.
It remains to be seen if the plaintiffs seek the maximum compensation and if the court will approve that amount in relation to the 1,897 works, being so, there is the possibility of a sentence of more than 250 million dollars, to which the 100 million would have to be added. dollars claimed by DISH Network.
