CBS v. PRIMETIME 24 JOINT VENTURE

Nos. 98-4945, 98-5082, 98-5582, 99-10177, 99-14039, 99-14040 and 00-10386.

245 F.3d 1217 (2001)

Cbs, Inc., Fox Broadcasting Co., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Primetime 24 Joint Venture, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

DECIDED March 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian F. Spector, Kenney, Nachwalter, Seymour, Arnold, Critchlow & Spector, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard W. Benka, Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Boston, MA, for Defendant-Appellant in docket No. 98-4945.

Stephen B. Deutsch, Richard M. Brunell, Foley, Hoag & Eliot, LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendant-Appellant in docket No. 98-5582.

Andrew Z. Schwartz, Foley, Hoag & Eliot, LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendant-Appellant in docket Nos. 99-14039, 99-14040 and 00-10386.

Neil K. Roman, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in docket Nos. 98-4945, 99-14039 and 00-10386.

David M. Rogero, Lott & Friedland, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in docket Nos. 98-4945, 98-5082, 98-5582, 99-14039 and 99-14040.

Thomas P. Olson, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in docket Nos. 98-5082, 98-5582, 99-14039, 99-14040 and 00-10386.

Lawrence A. Kasten, Natacha D. Steimer, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in docket No. 98-5582.

Before ANDERSON, Chief Judge, CARNES and OAKES, Circuit Judges.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

This copyright infringement action was brought against PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture ("PrimeTime"), a satellite television carrier, by four major television networks, four associations representing the networks' local affiliates, and four corporations owning affiliates. After the plaintiffs proved at trial that PrimeTime had unlawfully distributed copyrighted network programming to satellite dish subscribers who were not authorized to receive such...

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