Set-Top Box Maker Seeks to Move Piracy Suit to California Court

Set-top box maker HTV International wants the piracy litigation HTVI faces moved from U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, to U.S. District Court in Los Angeles "for the convenience of witnesses, parties, as well as the interest of justice," it said Monday in a request (in Pacer) for a pre-motion hearing on its planned motion to change venue. HTVI said it has no employees or operations in the U.S. and none of the parties have any relationship to the Eastern District of New York. It said the same plaintiffs suing it for pirating CCTV and TVB TV programming (see 1604180064) -- Dish Network and broadcasters China Central TV (CCTV) and TVB Holdings -- have a similar lawsuit against Create New Technology HK filed in the Los Angeles court on alleged piracy via that company's TVpad set-top.