Legal Opinion
Sony Electronics, Inc. v. Soundview Technologies, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 25, 2002No. 3:00CV754(JBA)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruling on Motion for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement [Doc. # 328]
ARTERTON, District Judge.
Pursuant to § 551 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 1 the Federal Communications Commission has adopted regulations mandating that all 13-inch or larger television sets sold after January 1, 2000 be capable of blocking the display of violent or sexually explicit programming that may be objectionable to viewers. See generally 47 C.F.R. § 15.120 (“Program blocking technology requirements for television receivers”). Soundview Technologies, Inc. (“Soundview”), holds a patent (the ’584 patent) 2 on…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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