Legal Opinion
DirecTV Inc. v. Deskin
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 29, 2005No. 3:03-cv-00518PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SQUATRITO, District Judge.
Plaintiff DirecTV, a satellite programming company, brings this action against the defendant, Paul Ciotti (“Ciotti”) alleging the unlawful interception of satellite programming pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 605(a), 18 U.S.C. § 2511(l)(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2512(l)(b). Ciotti has filed a motion for summary judgment [doc. #23]. The motion is GRANTED.
Facts
Plaintiff, DirecTV, is a national direct broadcast satellite system that offers its services on a subscription basis. DirecTV encrypts, or electronically scrambles, its satellite transmissions to prevent…
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