‘Mass’ Infringer Is Served With Complaint via First-Class Mail, Say 8 Content Studios

Eight content studios properly served defendant William Freemon with their March 27 infringement complaint by sending him a copy at his Dallas home via regular first-class mail, according to a supplemental certificate of service signed Monday (docket 3:24-cv-00733) by attorney Rose Leda Ehler of Munger Tolles in Los Angeles. The studios allege that Freemon is a “mass” content pirate operating “an extensive and commercially scaled network” of illegal streaming services that offer unauthorized access to live channels and VOD streams of copyrighted movies and TV shows (see 2403280006). The studios previously accused Freemon of “evading service,” and they sought leave May 29 to serve him via alternative means (see 2405300035). The studio plaintiffs are Amazon, Columbia Pictures, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal City Studios and Warner Bros. Entertainment.