Legal Opinion
DIRECTV INC. v. Seijas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 30, 2007No. 05-1682PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Scott Williamson appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of DIRECTV, Inc., finding that Williamson violated the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 605, and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. § 2511. This appeal presents the question of whether there is a private right of action for the unlawful interception of encrypted satellite transmissions under those statutory provisions. We hold that there is, and we will affirm the order of the District Court.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
DIRECTV filed a…
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