Legal Opinion
Aircapital Cablevision, Inc. v. Starlink Communications Group, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided May 6, 1986No. 83-1997-KPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PATRICK F. KELLY, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on defendant Starlink’s counterclaims. Plaintiffs AirCapital Cablevision, Inc. and Multimedia Cablevision, Inc. (Multimedia) filed suit against Starlink Communications Group, Inc. (Starlink) claiming Starlink’s sale of home earth stations violated the Communications Act and infringed on copyrights. Starlink counterclaimed, alleging Multimedia’s lawsuit was a mere “sham” instigated solely to drive Starlink out of business, and as such, was a violation of the Sherman…
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