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Pirate Site Must Face Chinese Streaming Giant Tencent in U.S. Court, Judge Rules
Think you can hide from a lawsuit just by hosting your servers in Europe and taking payments in Yuan? Think again.
A Florida judge just dealt a major blow to Olevod, a pirate streaming site catering to Chinese-speaking audiences. Olevod tried to argue that because they are a Spanish company with servers in Germany and France, a U.S. court has no business touching them. They basically claimed they were “too international” to be sued in Florida.
The judge wasn’t buying it.
Tencent, the Chinese streaming giant, is suing for massive damages (potentially over $100 million) after finding its hits being streamed for free on Olevod. The “smoking gun” that kept the case alive? Data showing that Olevod isn’t just a passive website—it’s a business actively targeting Floridians through ad revenue and premium subscriptions.
The takeaway: If you’re running a sophisticated digital business that accepts U.S. dollars and attracts local eyeballs, you can’t hide behind a foreign IP address. This ruling sets a massive precedent for how international copyright holders can hunt down pirate sites on American soil.