A response from Aereo is due Nov. 12 to broadcasters’ attempt to appeal their 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case for a preliminary injunction against the streaming TV service to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the Supreme Court’s website (http://1.usa.gov/1al4hW2). Analysts have said the court is unlikely to grant cert while Aereo still faces litigation in multiple jurisdictions (CED Oct 15 p6). The New York case at the center of the cert petition is still proceeding on the merits, and Aereo has ongoing copyright infringement cases in Utah and Massachusetts, where Hearst has filed an appeal to the 1st Circuit to overturn a lower court’s denial of another preliminary injunction. Aereo competitor FilmOn X, which uses a nearly identical business model, is also embroiled in litigation that could affect whether the petition for cert is granted. FilmOn is enjoined from broadcasting copyrighted material everywhere in the U.S. but the states in the 2nd Circuit’s jurisdiction because of a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decision, which it has appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. FilmOn is also in the midst of an appeal in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite the litigation, Aereo is continuing to expand its service -- the company announced plans Tuesday to expand into the Denver metro area starting Nov. 4 (http://bit.ly/1amqvXR). The expansion will include 67 counties across Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming and more than 3.4 million consumers, Aereo said in a press release. “Denver is a growing and dynamic tech hub and the enthusiasm we've received from the community has been phenomenal,” said Aereo founder Chet Kanojia in the release.
One of the strongest surveillance overhaul packages yet, the USA Freedom Act (http://1.usa.gov/1abSTWG), was introduced in the Senate and the House Tuesday, as expected (CD Oct 28 p1). The proposed legislation dropped amid some of the harshest attacks against the National Security Agency for its practices, with even one staunch defender in Congress turning cold. The bill, emanating from House and Senate Judiciary committees, differs notably from the overhaul measures proposed by House and Senate Intelligence committee leaders.
One of the strongest surveillance overhaul packages yet, the USA Freedom Act (http://1.usa.gov/1abSTWG), was introduced in the Senate and the House Tuesday, as expected (WID Oct 28 p1). The proposed legislation dropped amid some of the harshest attacks against the National Security Agency for its practices, with even one staunch defender in Congress turning cold. The bill, emanating from House and Senate Judiciary committees, differs notably from the overhaul measures proposed by House and Senate Intelligence committee leaders.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 29 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and citrate salts from Canada (A-583-844). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results. The new rate is effective Oct. 30, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey (C-489-502). The agency made changes from its preliminary results, and will assess CV duties on entries exported by Toscelik as a result. CV rates for Borusan and Erbosan remain de minimis, so period of review entries exported by those countries will be liquidated without regard to CV duties, and no CV duty cash deposit will be required on future entries from Borusan and Erbosan until further notice. These rates are effective Oct. 30, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The FCC established a pleading cycle on Verizon Wireless’s proposed buy of a single AWS-1 B-block license covering the Greater St. Louis area. “Preliminary review of the application indicates that, pursuant to the proposed transaction, Verizon Wireless would acquire 20 megahertz of AWS-1 spectrum in 53 counties in 14 Cellular Market Areas ... across parts of Illinois and Missouri,” said a public notice (http://bit.ly/1dEdvOu). “Post-transaction, Verizon Wireless would hold 62-117 megahertz of spectrum across these CMAs, 40 megahertz of which would be AWS-1.” Petitions to deny are due Nov. 8, oppositions Nov. 18 and replies Nov. 25.
CBP released the agenda for the Nov. 15 meeting with the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (COAC) in Washington, D.C. CBP also said the meeting will be available online and registration is available (here).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 28 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China (A-570-865). Commerce continued to find that the only reviewed companies, Baosteel Group Corporation, Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd., and Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., had no shipments of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period of review. Their AD cash deposit rates will remain at levels set in previous administrative reviews.