Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. Rawlins
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 21, 2008No. 06-1430PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*320Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge HAMILTON joined. Judge BLAKE wrote a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant DIRECTV, Inc. (“DIRECTV”), a satellite television service provider, commenced this action in the Western District of North Carolina against appellee John Rawlins. DIRECTV alleged that Rawlins utilized illegal devices to access DIRECTV television programming beyond the level of his paid subscription in violation of, as relevant here, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (the “Cable Act”),…
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