Joe Hand Reaches Settlement With N.J. Tavern Over Pirated UFC Broadcasts

Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions and defendant Giuseppe Cammarata, owner of the Tavern & Table establishment in Hainesport, New Jersey, have reached a settlement of the claims in their dispute and agree to dismiss the case with prejudice, said their joint stipulation of dismissal Wednesday (docket 1:24-cv-00308) in U.S. District Court for New Jersey in Camden. The parties further stipulate that each shall be responsible for bearing their own expenses, costs of litigation and attorneys’ fees, it said. Joe Hand held the exclusive commercial licensing rights to the pay-per-view broadcasts of two Ultimate Fighting Championship matches in January and February 2021. Its Jan. 18 complaint alleged that Cammarata and his restaurant “willfully intercepted” those broadcasts through an unauthorized satellite transmission or unauthorized receipt over a cable system. They then “unlawfully transmitted, divulged and published” those broadcasts to patrons in the establishment, it said. The defendants pirated the licensed exhibitions of the programs and infringed on Joe Hand’s exclusive rights “while avoiding proper authorization and payment” to Joe Hand, alleged the complaint.