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Voltage Pictures LLC must pay Internet provider TekSavvy Solutions Inc. about $22,000 to cover the costs of handing over the names of 2,000 people it says illegally shared its films over a two-month period in 2012, the Federal Court ruled Tuesday. The decision brings the high-profile case to a close, which sets a precedent about how copyright holders can pursue legal remedies when their work is stolen by illegal downloaders in Canada.

In February of last year, the court ruled the plaintiff must pay Chatham, Ont.-based TekSavvy the costs associated with tracking down the contact information of allegedly pirating customers. Tuesday’s decision sets the cost to Voltage at about $10 per Internet protocol (IP) address, far less than the $350,000 TekSavvy sought but more than the $884 Voltage argued it owed.

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James Zibarras, a lawyer for Voltage, said the decision “confirms the court’s commitment to facilitate anti-piracy and allow companies like Voltage to pursue pirates.”