Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. Bertram
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided December 30, 2003No. CIV. 03-3239(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-3243(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-5614(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-5645(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-5664(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-5694(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-5718(RHK) (AJB), CIV.03-5737(RHK) (AJB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KYLE, District Judge.
Introduction
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ 1 Motion to Dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6). Plaintiff DirecTV, Inc. has filed numerous actions against individual defendants who have purchased devices primarily useful for intercepting DirecTV’s encrypted satellite transmissions without authorization by, or payment to, DirecTV. The complaints seek relief under 47 U.S.C. § 605(a) for unauthorized reception of satellite signals (Count I); under 18 U.S.C. § 2511(l)(a) for unauthorized interception of electronic communications (Count II);…
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- DirecTV, Inc. v. BakerDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2004
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