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DIRECTV INC. v. NICHOLAS

No. 04-1845.

403 F.3d 223 (2005)

DIRECTV INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dennis NICHOLAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 13, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Howard Robert Rubin, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. ON BRIEF: Ray Martin Kline, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Jacqueline Sadker, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Before WIDENER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge SHEDD joined.

OPINION

HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Using a "pirate access device," Dennis Nicholas allegedly intercepted the encrypted satellite transmissions of DIRECTV, a company that provides satellite television broadcasts. DIRECTV then filed this action seeking recovery under numerous laws, including 18 U.S.C. § 2511 and...

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