VidAngel Vows Appeal of $62.4 Million Jury Verdict

VidAngel said it plans to appeal a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles jury's awarding of $62.4 million in damages to Hollywood studio plaintiffs that alleged Copyright Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations for streaming their content to subscribers without permission (see 1708110038). VidAngel said Monday the ruling was "unfortunate, but it has not lessened our resolve to save filtering for families." It said it also will "explore options in the bankruptcy court" and "checks and balances" in the court system but didn't elaborate. Parents TV Council President Tim Winter said the judgment "may sound the death knell for content filtering unless the Congress steps forward to update the Family Movie Act of 2005."