May 25, 2012 9:03 AM GMT+0800 News Corp. s Fox Broadcasting Co. sued Dish Network Corp. (DISH)over claims its copyrights are infringed by Dish s PrimeTimeAnytime video-on-demand service that allows viewers to watchnetwork programs commercial-free. Fox said in a complaint filed today in federal court in Los Angelesthat Dish created a bootleg video-on-demand service, which ifnot stopped will ultimately destroy the advertising- supportedecosystem that provides consumers with the choice to enjoy freeover-the-air, varied, high-quality primetime broadcastprogramming. Fox accuses Dish of copyright infringement and breach of contract,and it asks for unspecified damages as well as a court orderpreventing unauthorized distribution of its programs by Dish. Dish filed a separate complaint today in federal court in New Yorkagainst Fox. Dish also named Walt Disney Co. (DIS) s ABC, CBSCorp. (CBS) and Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) s NBCUniversal as defendantsin that case. Dish seeks a court ruling that it isn t infringingcopyrights. Consumers should be able to fairly choose for themselves whatthey do and do not want to watch, David Shull, Dish senior vicepresident of programming, said in a statement. Viewers have beenskipping commercials since the advent of the remote control; we aregiving them a feature they want and that gives them more control. Also today, CBS and NBC filed separate complaints against Dish infederal court in Los Angeles. In March, Dish introduced its Hopper set-top box, which contains,in addition to a subscriber controlled digital video recorder, aDish-controlled section of the hard drive that records the entireprimetime broadcast schedule of the four major networks everynight, according to the Fox complaint. Dish operates the PrimeTime Anytime service so that the copiedshows can be watched commercial-free with its Auto Hop feature, Foxsaid. We were given no choice but to file suit against one of ourlargest distributors, Dish Network, because of their surprisingmove to market a product with the clear goal of violatingcopyrights and destroying the fundamental underpinnings of thebroadcast television ecosystem, said Scott Grogin, a Foxspokesman, in a statement. Grogin declined to comment on Dish s lawsuit in New York, whereNews Corp. (NWSA) is based. The Los Angeles case is Fox Broadcasting v. Dish Network, 12-4529,U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles).The New York case is Dish Network LLC v. American BroadcastingCos., 12-04155, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York(Manhattan). I am an expert from betapack.cn, while we provides the quality product, such as Padded Mailing Envelopes Manufacturer , China Metallic Bubble Mailer, Kraft Bubble Mailer,and more.
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