Some of the heaviest hitters in entertainment — including Disney, Paramount and Warner Brothers — have joined Bell and Rogers in a lawsuit against a father and son. The companies allege the pair pirated their TV shows and movies illegally to subscribers, in return for millions.

But almost three years in, the main case has yet to actually begin, with father Antonio and son Marshall Macciacchera only recently agreeing to submit their passports in the lead up to the contempt of court decisions against them.

The federal court allegation suggests Antonio and Marshall brought in revenues of around $1.5 million annually by pirating content from Canada and around the world to thousands of their users via their platform called SmoothStreams (SSTV).

The plaintiffs estimate in 2021, there were abo

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