Shopify, textbook publishers ask court to dismiss alleged piracy case
Global News
The joint filing made in a Virginia court on Monday said Shopify and the companies have resolved the issue and want the case dismissed with each side covering their own legal fees.
Shopify Inc. and a group of textbook publishers, which accused the tech company of profiting from content that is pirated or infringes on their trademarks, have asked a U.S. court to dismiss the case.
The joint filing made in a Virginia court on Monday said Shopify and the companies have resolved the issue and want the case dismissed with each side covering their own legal fees.
“The action has been settled amicably between the parties, and terms of the settlement agreement are confidential,” said Shopify spokesperson Alex Lyons in an emailed statement.
The court battle began late last year, when the textbook publishers alleged Shopify allowed merchants using its software to illegally reproduce and sell textbooks, test banks and other manuals that are identical or “substantially indistinguishable” from their products.
They argued Shopify, which sells e-commerce software, provided these merchants with “anonymity, a false veneer of legitimacy, and a safe haven from which to break the law.”
The five publishers that made the accusations against the Ottawa-based technology company were Macmillan Learning, Cengage Learning Inc., Elsevier Inc., McGraw Hill LLC and Pearson Education Inc.
They were seeking damages including up to US$150,000 per infringed copyright and US$2 million per counterfeited trademark.
Shopify denied all of their claims and argued that it swiftly responded to all of the publishers’ notices of infringement and takedown requests.
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