Legal Opinion
Home Box Office, Inc. v. Advanced Consumer Technology, Movie Antenna, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 4, 1981No. 81 Civ. 559PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOFAER, District Judge:
The scheme sought to be enjoined in this litigation is a straightforward attempt by defendants to exploit a television service offered by plaintiff Home Box Office, Inc. (“HBO”) to paying subscribers. Before being temporarily restrained on January 29, 1981, defendants manufactured and sold equipment that permitted purchasers to intercept HBO programs and thus avoid the need to pay HBO’s subscription fee. Defendant Advanced Consumer Technology (“ACT”) manufactured the equipment, which was distributed by defendants Movie Antenna, Inc. (“MAI”) and MAI’s president, Richard…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Touche Ross & Co. v. RedingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by15 opinions
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