The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania entered a $9 million default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a longtime digital piracy operator; in a lawsuit filed in March 2025. Weibley ran multiple illegal IPTV services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, Shrugs, and Zing.
Weibley operated large-scale, illegal IPTV services that provided subscribers with unauthorized access to more than 9,000 television channels, including international programming and live sports. Weibley has been linked to digital piracy operations dating back to at least 2017.
In an order issued by Judge Jennifer Wilson, the court awarded statutory damages for willful copyright infringement and granted a permanent injunction requiring the transfer of Weibley’s piracy-related domains to the Motion Picture Association’s Aliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), which announced the decision.
Not the end
The plaintiffs were given until June 15 to file a status report indicating whether they intend to proceed with or dismiss the claims they raised against those doing business as beastmodebuilds.com, doing business as vonwik.com, which were still pending on June 11 when Judge Wilson’s decree was handed down.
On June 15, the Plaintiffs, Amazon Content Services LLC; Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; Disney Enterprises, Inc.; Netflix US, LLC; Netflix Worldwide Entertainment, LLC; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Animation Inc.; Sony Pictures Television Inc.; Universal City Studios Productions LLLP; Universal City Studios LLC; and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby voluntarily dismissed the action without prejudice ONLY against the defendants doing business beastmodebuilds.com and vonwik.com. The other defendants must yield to the Court’s judgment.
Why it matters
The judgment represented another milestone in enforcement efforts to dismantle illegal streaming infrastructures and hold piracy operators accountable.
“We commend Judge Wilson’s ruling holding Weibley accountable for copyright infringement,” said Jesse K. Martin, Senior VP and Associate General Counsel, Global Litigation and Intermediaries for the Motion Picture Association. “Protecting the intellectual property rights of creators and content owners is essential and this decision reinforces that stealing copyrighted materials carries serious consequences.”
Further reading
ACE secures $9 Million judgment against unauthorized IPTV operator Brandon Wiebley. Press release. June 11, 2026. Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE)
ACE files separate law suits against illegal streamers in Pennsylvania, California. Article. March 6, 2025. by Steven Hawley. Piracy Monitor
