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Jenner & Block and Partners David J. Bradford, Steven R. Englund, Steven B. Fabrizio and Scott B. Wilkens are mentioned, variously, in articles in numerous publications, in connection with the Firm’s representation of Fox Television Stations, Univision Television Group, Inc. (Telemundo), the Public Broadcasting Service (New York City Channel 13/WNET), and the Tribune’s CW Television Network affiliate WPIX. On March 1, 2012, the Firm filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of the broadcasters, against Aereo, Inc. Aereo, formerly known as Bamboom Labs, is a start-up company that intends to digitally stream live TV programming to subscribers who would watch it on the Web, mobile devices and internet-enabled televisions. The company plans to launch its service in New York City on March 14. The suit asserts claims for copyright infringement and unfair competition and seeks a permanent injunction blocking Aereo from retransmitting the plaintiffs’ programming, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. Other members of the Firm’s team on this matter are Partner Paul M. Smith as Appellate Counsel and Associates Joshua N. Friedman and Marina K. Jenkins. In addition to the articles specifically referencing Jenner & Block and the individual attorneys, there has been widespread media attention focused on the filing of the suit, generally. Please see links below for full text of representative articles.
Articles mentioning Jenner & Block:
Ad Week:http://www.adweek.com/news/television/broadcasters-file-suit-against-aereo-138702
AmLaw Litigation Daily: http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202544347488&Broadcasters_Tap_Jenner_for_Suit_Against_TelevisionSharing_Service_Backed_by_Barry_Diller
FierceCable.com:http://www.fiercecable.com/story/broadcasters-hire-attorney-shut-down-napster-lead-lawsuit-against-aereo/2012-03-02
The Hollywood Report Esq.:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/aereo-barry-diller-stream-tv-online-296426
Law360: http://www.law360.com/articles/315351/pbs-others-target-tv-streaming-startup-in-ip-suit
TV Technology: http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/new-york-broadcasters-sue-aereo/212099
Other stories:
Bloomberg News:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-02/aereo-s-online-tv-service-infringes-copyright-networks-say.html
Broadcasting & Cable:http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/481294-Broadcasters_File_Suits_Against_Aereo.php
Huffington Post (Reuters story):http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/aereo-sued-by-us-tv-netwo_n_1315510.html?ref=technology
Los Angeles Times:http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2012/03/broadcasters-sue-to-stop-another-online-tv-service.html
Los Angeles Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/03/cbs-nbc-fox-abc-univision-and-pbs-file-suit-against-aereo.html
New York Times:http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/stations-file-suit-against-dillers-internet-distribution-company
PC Magazine:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401069,00.asp
Variety: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050952
Washington Post:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/broadcasters-sue-to-stop-dillers-aereo-streaming-tv-service/2012/03/01/gIQAsvHmlR_blog.html
Wired News:http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/aereo-lawsuit
The Wrap:http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/fox-cbs-abc-nbc-univision-pbs-sue-aereo-copyright-violations-35896