Video Distributor Sues 2 W. Va. Bars for Pirating 2020 Boxing Match

Two West Virginia bars illegally showed the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II boxing match in February 2020, alleged Joe Hand Promotions, which held exclusive nationwide commercial distribution rights to the event, said Wednesday piracy complaints in U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia in Clarksburg. Copper House (docket 1:23-cv-00022), in Fairmont, and Bittinger’s Sports Grill, Worthington, (docket 1:23-cv-00020) could have contracted with Joe Hand to buy rights to receive and exhibit the match but chose not to, said the complaints. The distributor seeks a claim for statutory damages of up to $110,000 for violation of the Communications Act, plus attorneys’ fees, interests and legal costs.