Legal Opinion
California Satellite Systems, Inc. v. Nichols
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 21, 1985No. Civ. 20883PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
Defendants Ralph Nichols, Adolph Gower, and Douglas Hyatt appeal from a preliminary injunction granted upon essentially undisputed facts. The principal issue posed is whether a state court may entertain a private action brought under the federal Communications Act (47 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq. at § 605) to enjoin the unauthorized interception and use of microwave transmissions of television signals intended by the distributor for the exclusive use of its paying subscribers. As appears, we conclude that it may. We also reject defendants’ remaining contentions and affirm the…
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