Legal Opinion
COMCAST OF ILLINOIS, X, LLC v. Platinum Electronics, Inc.
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided September 23, 2004No. 8:03 CV 195PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BATAILLON, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Comcast of Illinois X, has sued the defendants for declaratory, in-junctive and monetary relief, claiming it is owed $175,109.98 as compensation for the illegal manufacture, modification, and sale/distribution of cable television “pirate” decoders (hereafter “cable descramblers”) by the defendants and $50,000.00 in enhanced damages. The defendants contend that the manufacture, modification, and sale/distribution of the cable descramblers constitutes legal conduct and that it is only the customer’s illegal use of their…
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