FLVTO.biz Challenges $83 Million Damages Recommendation in RIAA Lawsuit, Citing Lack of Infringement Evidence
The Zhivopisny Bridge in Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Alexander Smagin
Late last month, a federal judge recommended that FLVTO.biz be ordered to pay $83 million in damages as part of its much-publicized legal battle with the RIAA. Now, the Russian stream-ripper has officially challenged the ruling.
In brief, the back-and-forth courtroom confrontation kicked off in 2018, when the major labels sued FLVTO.biz (as well as the platform’s owner, Tofig Kurbanov, and a similar website called 2conv.com). The stream-ripper defendants secured an early victory in the marathon suit, as a judge dismissed the complaint due to lack of jurisdiction.
But an appellate court subsequently overturned the ruling, and several dismissal efforts from FLVTO.biz – including the argument that the RIAA should be made to pursue the action in Russia – failed to produce the desired result for the defendants.
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