DIRECTV INC. v. ROBSON

No. 04-30861.

420 F.3d 532 (2005)

DIRECTV, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marc ROBSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Robert Rubin (argued), Christian S. Genetski, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, for DIRECTV, Inc.

Donald Bruce Cameron (argued), Cameron Law Firm, Slidell, LA, for Robson.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

DIRECTV, Inc. ("DTV") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment on its claims for illegal interception of its satellite transmissions in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2511(1)(a), and for modification and assembly of pirate access devices in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(4). We affirm as to the interception claims and vacate as to the device claims.1

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