The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane from China (C-570-999). Although this final determination takes effect Oct. 20, suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Aug. 16, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane from China (A-570-998). The agency increased AD rates for all Chinese companies. This final determination takes effect Oct. 20.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of Oct. 17 lists trade-related notices as follows:
A South Korean exporter of polyester staple fiber is set to get a lower antidumping duty rate, said the Commerce Department in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. Commerce preliminarily found that Toray Chemical Korea is the successor-in interest to Woongjin Chemical Co., Ltd., and should inherit the latter’s 2.13% AD duty cash deposit rate. Woongjin only changed its name to Toray, and otherwise its operations were unaffected, said Commerce. The new rate would take effect on the date of publication of the final results of this changed circumstances review.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 17 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Aereo is likely to face some form of preliminary injunction against its streaming TV service, after oral argument on the matter in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Wednesday, said attorneys and attendees at the roughly hourlong hearing in interviews. U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan didn’t issue a decision on the nationwide preliminary injunction against Aereo requested by broadcasters, but said she would rule on the matter soon, noted officials connected with the case. Aereo some broadcaster plaintiffs declined to comment on the oral argument, which wasn't webcast.
Aereo is likely to face some form of preliminary injunction against its streaming TV service, after oral argument on the matter in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Wednesday, said attorneys and attendees at the roughly hourlong hearing in interviews. U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan didn’t issue a decision on the nationwide preliminary injunction against Aereo requested by broadcasters, but said she would rule on the matter soon, noted officials connected with the case. Aereo some broadcaster plaintiffs declined to comment on the oral argument, which wasn't webcast.
Aereo is likely to face some form of preliminary injunction against its streaming TV service, after oral argument on the matter in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Wednesday, said attorneys and attendees at the roughly hourlong hearing in interviews. U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan didn’t issue a decision on the nationwide preliminary injunction against Aereo requested by broadcasters, but said she would rule on the matter soon, noted officials connected with the case. Aereo some broadcaster plaintiffs declined to comment on the oral argument, which wasn't webcast.
Oral arguments on whether a nationwide preliminary injunction against Aereo should be issued while the broadcasters’ case against the streaming service is tried on the merits will be in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Wednesday, said court filings in the case. Aereo has “paused operations nationally” on its own, but has argued that the court should not issue such an injunction, and argued that it should receive the same compulsory copyright license issued to cable companies. "Aereo is entitled to a compulsory license under the Copyright Act, and no preliminary injunction should issue on remand," Aereo has said. Aereo’s argument is based on the majority opinion in the ABC v. Aereo U.S. Supreme Court decision in broadcasters' favor in June (ref:1409040014), which said Aereo’s service bore a close resemblance to a cable system and should therefore be bound by the same copyright and retransmission consent rules. The U.S. Copyright Office has said it doesn't believe Aereo is eligible for a compulsory copyright license. Aereo has also taken to the FCC its argument that it's a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD), meeting with Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Ajit Pai, and numerous commission staffers, including Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake, General Counsel Jonathan Sallet, and aides to Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel and Mike O’Rielly. The meetings concerned reports that the commission is re-opening a proceeding on whether over-the-top video providers should be considered MVPDs, said an ex parte filing Friday (http://bit.ly/1z89QEa). “We believe that clarifying the MVPD definition to narrowly include linear online video services like Aereo’s would have clear benefits to consumers, creators and distributors alike,” said Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia in a post on the Aereo website. Meaningful competition for regular MVPDs from over-the-top providers “can only materialize and develop into a sustainable business in a stable and certain regulatory environment,” said the ex parte. “Timely” FCC issuance of an NPRM on redefining online services as MVPDs action “is crucial” to Aereo’s ability to bring a competing OTT service to market, the ex parte said.
The "user-oriented subsystems" of the Tesla Model S electric vehicle "have more in common with a tablet or smartphone than they do with a conventional automobile," IHS said Tuesday in a preliminary "teardown" report (http://bit.ly/1vZVLDO). In designing the Model S, Tesla "really wanted to do things differently and employed virtual controls -- rather than physical knobs and buttons -- to take over the user experience," IHS said. "This approach required a major investment in big displays and touch panels, similar to the approach Apple took when designing the iPhone and iPad." The electronics "cost structure" of the Model S, the use of large displays in the cabin and its use of touch-screen controls make "the Tesla experience more like a media tablet or high-end smartphone than a traditional automobile," it said. "It’s like looking at the components from the latest mobile device from an Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy product. When it comes to the user-facing segment of the Model S’s electronics, the company has radically departed from business-as-usual in the automotive market." The "huge" 17-inch display and touch screen on the Model S are "much larger than the average automotive infotainment interface," it said. Use of an Nvidia Tegra 3, 1.4-GHz quad-core processor gives the Model S "computing power in the same league with recent smartphone and tablet designs," it said.