Amazon Content Services LLC v. Freemon

Summary

Major studios including Warner Bros, Disney, Sony, Netflix, Paramount, Universal, Columbia, and Amazon sued William Freemon II and his associated entities for copyright infringement. The defendants allegedly operated illegal streaming services (stnlive.ltd, cashappiptv.com, tvnitro.net, and others) that distributed copyrighted films and entertainment content without authorization.

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Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (plaintiff) Sony Pictures Animation Inc (plaintiff) Netflix Worldwide Entertainment LLC (plaintiff) Netflix US LLC (plaintiff) Disney Enterprises Inc (plaintiff) Columbia Pictures Industries Inc (plaintiff) Universal City Studios Productions LLLP (plaintiff) Paramount Pictures Corporation (plaintiff) Amazon Content Services LLC (plaintiff) William Freemon, II (defendant) stnlive.ltd (defendant) stncloud.ltd (defendant) livetvresellers.com (defendant) cashappiptv.com (defendant) tvnitro.net (defendant) Streamingtvnow.net (defendant) Streamingtvnow.com (defendant) Instantiptv.net (defendant) Freemon Technology Industries LLC (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #1252026-03-12

   Report to Copyright Office of Final Order. Form AO 121 e-mailed to 508filings@loc.gov. (kcr) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

2. #1242026-03-11

   NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 122 Order Accepting/Adopting Findings and Recommendations,,,, 123 Judgment to the Fifth Circuit by William Freemon, II. Filing fee $605, receipt number ATXNDC-16266814. T.O. form to appellant electronically at Transcript Order Form or US Mail as appropriate. Copy of NOA to be sent US Mail to parties not electronically noticed. IMPORTANT ACTION REQUIRED: Provide an electronic copy of any exhibit you offered during a hearing or trial that was admitted into evidence to the clerk of the district court within 14 days of the date of this notice. Copies must be transmitted as PDF attachments through ECF by all ECF Users or delivered to the clerk on a CD by all non-ECF Users. See detailed instructions here. (Exception: This requirement does not apply to a pro se prisoner litigant.) Please note that if original exhibits are in your possession, you must maintain them through final disposition of the case. (Freemon, William) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

3. #1232026-03-11

   DEFAULT JUDGMENT The clerk will prepare the final Report to the Patent/Trademark or Copyright Office. (Ordered by Judge Sam A. Lindsay on 3/11/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

4. #1222026-03-11

   Order Accepting [116, 117, 118] Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations of the magistrate judge and overruling all objections by William Freemon, II. The court, therefore, denies 83 Defendant's Motion to Set Aside Clerk's Entry of De fault; denies 87 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Due to Lack of Standing; and grants 75 Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment against William Freemon, II and Freemon Technology Industries, LLC (FT I LLC). All claims against the remaining Domain Defendants are dismissed with prejudice as duplicative. Plaintiffs are awarded $18,750,000 in statutory damages against Mr. Freemon and FTI LLC. Postjudgment interest will apply to this amount and will be calculated from the date judgment is entered at the applicable federal rate of 3.51% until paid in full. The court defers ruling on any request by Plaintiffs to recover attorney's fees and will decide this issue postjudgment upon the filing of a motion and supporting documentation in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d). Mr. Freemon and FTI LLC are also permanently enjoined as set forth in this order. (Ordered by Judge Sam A. Lindsay on 3/11/2026) (chmb)

5. #1212026-03-09

   OBJECTION filed by William Freemon, II re: 120 Order on Motion for Leave to File,,,,, 118 Findings and Recommendations on Motion re: 75 Motion for Default Judgment,, filed by Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, Columbia Pictures Industries Inc, Sony Pictures Animation Inc, Netflix Worldwide Entertainment LLC, Netflix US LLC, Univ, 117 Findings and Recommendations on Motion re: 87 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction filed by William Freemon, II., 116 Findings and Recommendations on Motion re: 83 Motion to Set Aside filed by William Freemon, II., 119 Order on Motion for Hearing,,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,,, Order on Motion to Quash,,,,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion to Compel,,,,,,,, (Freemon, William) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

6. #1202026-02-26

   ELECTRONIC ORDER: This Order memorializes the Court's implicit grant of Plaintiffs' two unopposed motions for leave to file: (1) Doc. 92 --motion for leave to file Plaintiff's Supplemental Appendix (filed on the docket as Doc. 92-1); and (2) Doc. 93 --motion for leave to manually file an data storage device (previously delivered to the Court) containing non-documentary exhibits. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver on 2/26/2026) (Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

7. #1192026-02-26

   ELECTRONIC ORDER: In light of the recommendation of the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, entered February 25, 2026, that Plaintiff's motion for default judgment against Defendants be granted, see Doc. 118, the following pending pretrial motions, Docs. 62, 63, 67, 80, 97, and 109 are TERMINATED AS MOOT. However, in the event the presiding district judge declines to accept the recommendation of the undersigned magistrate judge, Defendant William Freemon may re-urge his motions. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver on 2/26/2026) (Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

8. 2026-02-26

   Order on Motion for Hearing AND Order on Motion for Hearing AND Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion to Compel AND Order on Motion to Compel AND Order on Motion to Quash AND Order on Motion to Quash AND Order on Motion to Quash

9. 2026-02-26

   Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion for Leave to File

10. 2025-08-12

    Order on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice

11. 2025-08-08

    Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

12. 2025-08-08

    Order on Motion to Expedite

13. 2025-08-08

    Order on Motion to Compel

14. 2025-08-08

    Order on Motion to Strike

15. 2025-06-09

    Order on Motion to Strike

16. 2025-06-04

    Order

17. 2025-05-06

    Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

18. 2025-02-06

    Order Receipt

19. 2025-02-06

    ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:33. Thu Feb 6 08:07:30 CST 2025 (crt)

20. 2024-04-05

    Order on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice

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