UFC Sues Bar For Piracy

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“This is a situation where a bar has illegally taken our pay-per-view signal without purchasing it through our exclusive closed-circuit providers,” said Lawrence Epstein, the UFC’s general counsel.

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An eyewitness verified the bar showed the live event via a laptop computer hooked up to a TV, said Julie Lonstein, another UFC attorney.

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… The UFC is seeking maximum statutory damages totaling $640,000, plus legal costs.

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- The UFC fires it’s first major shot in the war against piracy.

These kind of cases don’t happen all that often. In fact, the most similar case I can think of is Don King going after an American Legion for showing the Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad PPV. That case was settled for $40,000 and I’d be shocked if this case wasn’t settled for far below the $640,000.