Legal Opinion
Los Angeles News Service v. CONUS COM. CO. LTD. PARTNERSHIP
District Court, C.D. California
Decided July 9, 1997No. CV-95-2852 KMW (SHx)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER RE: DEFENDANT CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION’S MOTION TO DISMISS
WARDLAW, District Judge.
This motion presents the question whether the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (“CBC”) can be held liable under the copyright laws of the United States for broadcasts of allegedly infringing programs originating in Canada which are received and viewed in the United States. By its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction or, in the Alternative, to Sever the Action and Strike Plaintiffs’ Jury Demand, CBC challenges this Court’s jurisdiction, arguing (1)…
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