Tuesday severely condemned by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris for illegally copied programs of several television channels, Wizzgo decided Wednesday to suspend its video service online. Tuesday, TGI Paris ruled that the company had committed "acts of infringement by reproducing and communicating to the public, without authorization, programs produced and broadcast by the channels M6, W9, TF1 and NT1 and sentenced to pay nearly half a million euros in damages to the group M6, a conviction that could increase once TF1 and NT1 have assessed their injury. "It appears that beyond a decision in principle which now prohibits the use of a VCR dematerialized, the ruling makes clear the will to put an end to Wizzgo", reacted Wednesday one of the founders of Wizzgo, Cut-Jerome Rousseau. "Amazed" by "the exceptional importance of conviction" that has been imposed, he concludes that "in these circumstances, Wizzgo was forced to suspend today's video service online. Accused of piracy by its detractors, on the contrary Wizzgo believes that "by refusing the natural evolution of conventional VCR in the digital environment, this decision will unfortunately result in concrete blowing on the embers of illegal downloading." The company, which has already garnered 25,000 supporters on the petition it launched, "therefore solemnly appeals to the authorities that built the legal and regulatory framework that would allow 400,000 French households that have already adopted the service to continue to benefit while paying the beneficiaries. "
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