Dish Network Sues 2 for Removal of Streaming Services That Carry Pirated Dish Signals 

Defendants Wilmy Jimenez and Femandez DaRocha are the “controlling operators” of eight branded “streaming services” that carry pirated Dish Network programming, alleged a Dish complaint Monday (in Pacer) in U.S. District Court in Newark. It said Jimenez and DaRocha “are believed to" be "receiving DISH's channels ... for retransmission on Defendants' pirate streaming services without authorization. Defendants have a history of trafficking in similar piracy streaming services that rebroadcast DISH content without authorization.” They advertise and sell subscriptions to their pirate streaming services “through various online forums, domains, and social media websites,” said the complaint. The ads say the services provide “600 plus” channels, “all for $25/month which includes 4 devices per household,” it said. “Defendants provide the end user with instructions and device codes that can be used to add the service to various streaming devices.” The complaint seeks a permanent injunction barring the wrongful conduct, plus an order authorizing Dish to “take possession of and destroy all subscriptions and passcodes to Defendants' pirate streaming services.” It also wants the court to order the removal of the ads from social media. Jimenez and DaRocha could not be reached for comment.