ABS-CBN sues 2 Filipinos in Canada for copyright infringement

ABS-CBN said it has filed a statement of claim in a Canadian Federal Court against Ed Casinillo and Roxy Gonzales for damages of over $5 million for copyright infringement, trademark infringement and enabling and inducing copyright infringement of ABS-CBN’s copyrighted works.

The lawsuit alleges that Casinillo and Gonzales sold set-top boxes that were manually programmed by Casinillo to enable buyers to access hundreds of ABS-CBN’s copyrighted movies and TV shows. On Casinillo’s Facebook page, Gonzales is shown delivering these boxes to his customers.