Online Cricket streaming site Willow.tv has reportedly been sending legal notices to fans of Cricket streaming sites, according to deepbackwardpoint.com and this forum post (via GigaOm). According to the posts, in an email being sent out, Willow.tv says the following: - Has got information on subscribers: It has filed a Federal lawsuit against website owners that they allege sold pirated downloads and videostreams of Copyright protected matches, and through a subpoena, they got records of subscribers of these websites. - Potential damages: The email is being sent to alleged subscribers of the alleged copyright violators. They're claiming that damages could be up $30,000 per infringement, and $150,000 if the infringement is willful. - Subscribe To Prevent Legal Action: The company says that it doesn't want to pursue legal action against viewers, and is offering a "onetime release of all claims and liability for any and all past illegal downloads or streaming views of cricket matches" if the alleged subscriber agrees to purchase a one year subscription to Willow.tv, for $14.99/month. Another alternative is that they can pay $200 per match or $1000 per subscription package from a pirate website. This, as deepbackwardpoint points out, is similar to what the music industry body RIAA did with downloaders (more at the EFF here). Willow.tv CEO Vijay Srinivasan told GigaOm that the company is willing to go after end users. Last we heard of Willow.tv, it was a part of Elephant Capital backed Global Cricket Ventures, through which it had rights to stream…
