Legal Opinion
National Football League v. McBee & Bruno's, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1986No. Nos. 84-2665, 85-1199 and 85-2350PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This lawsuit, brought by the National Football League (NFL) and the St. Louis Football Cardinals (Cardinals), alleges that defendants, the owners of several St. Louis restaurants, violated federal copyright and communications law by showing Cardinals’ home games which had been “blacked out” in the St. Louis area. According to plaintiffs, defendants picked up the signals for such games by means of satellite dish antennae. The District Court,1 which had *728already issued a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction, entered a permanent injunction against…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- National Football League v. Mcbee & Bruno's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986