TV Networks To 9th Circuit: Internet Rebroadcaster Is Not A Cable Company

Mealey's (January 28, 2016, 2:21 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Seeking to reverse a trial court judge’s finding that an Internet-based rebroadcaster of copyrighted television shows might be entitled to a compulsory license under copyright law, a group of U.S. television networks on Jan. 27 filed an appellant brief in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that the rebroadcaster is not entitled to such a license because it does not meet the definition of a “cable company” (Fox Television Stations Inc., et al. v. Aereokiller LLC, et al., No. 15-56420, 9th Cir.)....