Legal Opinion
Eastern Microwave, Inc. v. Doubleday Sports, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 13, 1982No. 1403, Docket 82-7243PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge,
United States Court of Customs & Patent Appeals:
Appeal from a judgment of the district court for the Northern District of New York, denying plaintiff’s and granting defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment, holding that a retransmitter of television signals publicly performed a copyrighted work among those signals and was not an exempt carrier. We reverse.
Background
Plaintiff, Eastern Microwave, Inc. (EMI) is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide services as a communications common carrier. EMI’s services include the retransmission of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Malrite T. v. Of New York v. Federal Communications Commission, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- National Subscription Television v. S & H TVCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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