Amazon Claims Piracy Group Copied ‘Lord of the Rings’ (2)

Amazon Techs. Inc. is going after a global network of alleged piracy websites for infringing its copyright and trademark, according to a complaint filed Tuesday.

Amazon alleges the websites “openly sell pirated and infringing DVDs containing unauthorized copies” of the Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is only available to stream through Amazon Prime Video, alongside other non-Amazon properties it tested internally through its Counterfeit Crimes Unit.

Amazon claims that the similarly designed websites used its marketing materials, including its registered trademarks and artwork, to make their products look like legitimate products, only ...