Locast update
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I believe the more markets Locast adds, the harder it will be for broadcast attorneys to win their case. I'm sure Locast has high-priced attorneys of their own.
Based on the law, it sounds like the exemption they are trying to fall under was most likely intended for local rebroadcast in areas not within reach or are blocked geographically from the services by the original tower. The more cities they serve, the less they are remotely falling under these guidelines. Having a Board of Directors probably doesn't help as well.
I think Locast should be legal, but I have a doubt thinking they'll be found as such. This would be a great time for the FCC to address the locals redistribution issues faced by Cable/Sat for the last decade plus since DVRs became typical.
I think Locast should be legal, but I have a doubt thinking they'll be found as such. This would be a great time for the FCC to address the locals redistribution issues faced by Cable/Sat for the last decade plus since DVRs became typical.
If the broadcasters claim that Locast/Sports Fans Coalition NY is not a non-profit, they'll be going squarely up against the IRS determination that it is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
I was on a Board of Directors for a Little Theatre. Certainly non profit. I don't see the conflict.
Well this isn't good
He is a old dish network executive
Press contact:
Marc Lumpkin
Altitude Public Relations for Locast
303-378-2366
He is a old dish network executive
Press contact:
Marc Lumpkin
Altitude Public Relations for Locast
303-378-2366
Unlike AT&T, neither Dish nor Charlie have donated any money to Locast, and Lumpkin hasn't worked for Dish since 2012. Why do you see this as a problem?
I was a aero subscriber...just because it should be legal does not mean that it will be ruled legal
Aero didn't stand a chance from day one. They were a for profit copyrighted programming retransmitter that the US Supreme Court ruled was no different than a cable company and subject to the same copyright rules despite the differences in technology. Locast on the other hand, is claiming copyright rules exemption under the non-profit provisions of 17 USC 111(a)(5), and it's their non-profit status that the broadcasters are disputing. By the way, SFCNY/Locast founder, lawyer David Goodfriend, is also a former DISH executive.
It all comes down to how good your lawyers are and eventually what the supreme court thinks....they could always settle but a protracted fight favors the broadcasters...they have better lawyers and deeper pockets
I wouldn't say they necessarily have "better lawyers". There are some pretty powerful law firms working with SFCNY on fighting this suit and pressing the counter suit. It'll be interesting to see how it works out in the end...
You might find David Goodfriend's professional biography interesting before relegating him to the underdog spot in this fight.
David Goodfriend - Weiner Brodsky Kider PC
202.557.3512 goodfriend@thewbkfirm.com Vcard
www.thewbkfirm.com
Locast has a "White Paper" about the law and their niche within the law. I am attaching it - great read!
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