A Halifax man has been ordered to pay millions of dollars to some of the most powerful entertainment companies in the world, in a case that offers a window into the battle against illegal TV streamers.Beast TV was an unauthorized streaming service that became the subject of a large lawsuit by entertainment companies. It was intended as words of wisdom, but it oozed cockiness, as Activeits plotted his path to fortune on an internet forum popular with spammers.
"We view it as a critical threat to not just our platforms, but to the creative sector as a whole," said Aaron Wais, the head of global litigation for the Motion Picture Association, a group that includes Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. The second dimension involves operators who purchase those streams, and set up their own websites and subscription services, selling channel packages for cut-rate prices.
White's response was defiant: "Never heard of it," he said of Beast TV when confronted at his home, according to court records. "I don't even have a computer in my house," he said, admitting moments later he owned a laptop. It was clear Beast TV made big money during its short life. At the time of the court action, White had $744,000 in seven bank accounts, and he owned two rental properties in Halifax he'd bought with his IPTV proceeds. He also held an unknown amount of investments and cryptocurrency.
Wright did not respond to requests for comment and his wife said he was unlikely to agree to an interview. In 2021, he was also ordered to pay $7.1 million for his role in Beast TV.It's telling of Beast's size and influence that more than three years after the shutdown, the internet is littered with copycat sites apparently trying to cash in on the old Beast name, even purloining the old Beast logo.
He argues there are a number of issues at play. One is when popular U.S. television shows or movies can't be easily accessed in Canada and require signing up for expensive cable packages. He was selling subscriptions through his IPTV site EpicStream, according to an agreed statement of facts, and was also suspected of selling feeds to other IPTV operators with their own subscriber bases.
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