FilmOn X, Broadcasters Ask Judge To Set Stage for Appeal
Streaming TV service FilmOn X and its broadcaster opponents asked Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to make it easier for FilmOn X to appeal a ruling that it isn't eligible for a…
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compulsory copyright license (see 1512020060), according to court filings. A joint stipulation filed by FilmOn X and the broadcasters asked Collyer to enter as a final judgment her decision that FilmOn X isn't considered a cable system under copyright law, which would allow FilmOn X to move forward with an appeal on that issue to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. While the appeal moves forward the parties want to continue discovery on the amount of damages FilmOn X must pay for infringement of the broadcasters' copyright, the stipulation said. They ask the court not to reach an actual decision on those damages until the matter at the court of appeals is resolved, the stipulation says. The requests still require Collyer's final approval, but the judge granted an earlier request from the parties for more time to work out this joint plan, according to court documents.