For those who came in late, the HDFury is a small box that downgrades newer versions of HDCP copy protection to the older HDCP 1.4 version. It was sued by Warner Bros. and Digital Content Protection (DCP) which is owned by Intel. The pair claimed that the HDFury was being used to pirate 4K content, as 4K rips began appearing on the Internet shortly after the HDFury became available, and that LegendSky was violating the DMCA with its device.

However LegendSky points out that the Fury merely downgrades the HDCP version which is permitted by the DMCA as long as it isn’t used to connect two separate computer programs. Now, the company has filed several counterclaims against both Warner Bros. and DCP, TorrentFreak reports. It is demanding compensation for damages suffered and accusing DCP of defamation and monopolisation.

LegendSky’s counterclaim said that the Intel and Warner’s complaint was a sham. “They know, or should know, that Plaintiff DCP’s licensees, including Netflix, use HDFury Devices to convert newer to older versions of HDCP so as to enable interoperability between devices.”

LegendSky says that other companies like CBS, Disney, and NBC have purchased HDFury devices, and are using them for legitimate and legal purposes.
“Plaintiffs have, either directly or indirectly, made knowing false statements of fact to third parties wherein they have painted Defendant as a criminal enterprise releasing the HDFury Devices with no other intent than to steal and pirate copyrighted materials,” the counterclaim said.