Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. Bloniarz
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 24, 2004No. 2:02-cv-00201PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
QUIST, District Judge.
Plaintiff, DIRECTV, Inc. (“DIRECTV”), has sued Defendant, Robert Bloniarz (“Bloniarz”), alleging that he violated the Federal Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. § 605, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 and the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994,18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-22 (the “Wiretap Act”), and Michigan common law by purchasing and using access cards and other devices (“Pirate Access Devices”) to decrypt, receive, and view DIRECTV’s encrypted satellite…
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- Pamela A. Dorris v. Charles Absher and Della AbsherCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- DirecTV, Inc. v. GriffinDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2003
- Kenneth R. Smoot v. United Transportation Union Csx Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by3 opinions
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