A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Nov. 14, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
A 911 task force identified the “vulnerability of newer technologies” in a preliminary report about Verizon 911 failures during the June 29 mid-Atlantic derecho wind storm. Traditional hard-wired connections meant power loss didn’t result in loss of a dial tone or service, it said. The report named VoIP and standard Internet Protocol as two very different technologies that, when the power’s out, lose “access to 9-1-1 once the back-up battery contained within the equipment, drains,” the 911 directors said. Cellphones also encounter problems due to network congestion and the possibility of physical damage to cell sites, the report said.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Nov. 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
China's Ministry of Communications said the European Union has been dumping toluene diisocyanate (TDI) into the Chinese market, according to the official government website. It said in a preliminary ruling that an eight-month investigation found imported TDI from the EU was as much as 37.7 percent below normal prices and that such dumping has hurt domestic producers. It said that, effective Nov. 13, importers of such products are required to pay anti-dumping deposits to China's customs authorities, based on the dumping margins of different producers.
The International Trade Administration intends to push back the effective date for revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on honey from Argentina (A-357-812 / C-357-813), it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The order was already revoked in September in a sunset review, with an effective date of Aug. 2, 2012. After a request from domestic honey industry associations, however, the ITA said it is considering earlier effective dates of Dec. 1, 2010 for the AD duty order, and Dec. 1, 2011 for the CV duty order.
Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on hardwood and decorative plywood from China will continue after the International Trade Commission voted unanimously that U.S. industry is injured by dumped and subsidized imports. The ITA is set to issue its preliminary determination on Dec. 12 for the CV duty investigation, and March 6 for the AD duty investigation, although both deadlines are extendable.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Nov. 9, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
A judge in the U.S. District Court, Los Angeles, on Wednesday denied a preliminary injunction request from Fox Entertainment urging the court to bar Dish Network’s ad-skipping features, PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop. A copy of the ruling isn’t available to the public “because the court is first giving the parties an opportunity to redact confidential trade information,” Dish said in a press release (http://xrl.us/bnyot4). Fox sought the preliminary injunction in August (CD Aug 28 p5). Dish said Judge Dolly Gee found it likely that Dish customers using PrimeTime Anytime “cannot be liable for copyright infringement,” and that the AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime features do not constitute “unauthorized distribution under federal copyright laws.” The ruling underscores the Supreme Court’s 1984 Betamax decision, “with the court confirming a consumer’s right to enjoy television as they want, when they want, including the reasonable right to skip commercials, if they so choose,” Dish said. Fox is “gratified the court found the copies Dish makes for its AutoHop service constitute copyright infringement and breach the parties’ contract,” Fox said in a statement. Fox said it intends to appeal the court’s decision that Fox’s damages weren’t suitable for a preliminary injunction, as well as the court’s separate findings concerning PrimeTime Anytime.
The U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Wednesday denied a preliminary injunction request from Fox Entertainment urging the court to bar Dish Network’s ad-skipping features, PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop. A copy of the ruling isn’t available to the public “because the court is first giving the parties an opportunity to redact confidential trade information,” Dish said in a press release (http://xrl.us/bnyot4). Fox sought the preliminary injunction in August. Dish said Judge Dolly Gee found it likely that Dish customers using PrimeTime Anytime “cannot be liable for copyright infringement,” and that the AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime features do not constitute “unauthorized distribution under federal copyright laws.” The ruling underscores the Supreme Court’s 1984 Betamax decision, “with the court confirming a consumer’s right to enjoy television as they want, when they want, including the reasonable right to skip commercials, if they so choose,” Dish said. Fox is “gratified the court found the copies Dish makes for its AutoHop service constitute copyright infringement and breach the parties’ contract,” Fox said in a statement. Fox said it intends to appeal the court’s decision that Fox’s damages weren’t suitable for a preliminary injunction, as well as the court’s separate findings concerning PrimeTime Anytime.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Nov. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):