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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District Of New York has ruled in favor of a group of television broadcast networks in their copyright infringement lawsuit against “non-profit” streaming service Locast. Consequently, Locast has ceased operations.
Online streaming service provider Locast has answered the copyright infringement complaint filed against it by a group of U.S. broadcast television networks. Included with Locast’s answer are six counterclaims alleging the broadcasters have violated federal antitrust laws and state unfair competition laws.
News update for July 2019
A group of U.S. broadcast television networks have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Locast, a free online streaming service offering local, over-the-air television. The broadcasters claim Locast is infringing their exclusive rights to perform copyrighted works publicly. Locast’s service operates under a belief that its unauthorized retransmission of copyrighted content is not an infringement because Locast is covered by an exemption provided to nonprofit organizations under the Copyright Act.
