Legal Opinion
National Subscription Television v. S & H TV
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1981No. 80-5655PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, owners and operators of a subscription television service, seek review of the district court’s dismissal of their complaint brought under section 605 of the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 605. The district court dismissed the *821complaint because it found that appellants’ transmissions are not protected by the statute. We reverse.
I
Appellant National Subscription Television (NST) owns a subscription television (STV) service marketed under the name of “ON-TV.” Appellant Oak Broadcasting Systems, Inc. is licensed to broadcast television signals in the Los…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Functional Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Functional Music, Inc. v. United States of America, Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Reitmeister v. ReitmeisterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- William E. Bufalino v. The Michigan Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Allen B. Dumont Laboratories, Inc. v. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Cable/Home Communication Corp. v. Network Productions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- International Cablevision, Inc. D/B/A Adelphia Cable v. John Sykes and Marvin NoelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- On/tv of Chicago v. Archie Ward JulienCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. McNuttCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Oceanic Cablevision, Inc. v. M.D. ElectronicsDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1991
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