Legal Opinion
Community Television Systems, Inc. v. Caruso
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 2002No. Docket No. 00-9117PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the enforcement of the civil penalty provision of the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 605(a), in the context of using descrambler devices to obtain cable television signals for premium and pay-per-view channels without paying the required monthly or special event fees. Five persons who were each assessed maximum statutory damages of $10,000, plus a pro rata share of attorney’s fees, appeal the July 19, 2000, amended judgment of the District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alvin W. Thompson, District Judge), entered in favor of…
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