Court of Appeals Upholds DISH Hopper Ruling
July 14 2014 - 04:46PM
Business Wire
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
affirmed a lower court’s September 2013 rejection of the Fox
Broadcasting Company’s efforts to bar DISH subscribers from using
two place-shifting features found on DISH’s Hopper® Whole-Home DVR
platform: DISH AnywhereTM and Hopper TransfersTM.
The following statement is attributable to R. Stanton Dodge,
DISH executive vice president and general counsel:
“Today’s decision is the fifth in a string of victories for
consumers related to our Hopper® Whole-Home DVR platform. DISH is
pleased that the Court has sided again with consumer choice and
control by rejecting Fox’s efforts to deny our customers access to
the DISH Anywhere and Hopper Transfers features. Last year, the
Ninth Circuit also rejected Fox’s attempt to block customers from
using the AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime features. We will continue
to vigorously defend consumers’ right to choice and control over
their viewing experience.”
DISH Anywhere, using Sling technology built into DISH’s Hopper
with Sling® Whole-Home DVR, provides a DISH customer, once they
receive a television signal in their home, the capability to
remotely view that signal from a single Internet-connected device
(mobile phone, tablet or PC). Sling technology has been available
since 2005 and Fox’s motion was the first to seek to enjoin it.
With the Hopper Transfers feature, a DISH customer can move or
duplicate certain Hopper DVR recordings made by the customer to an
iPad; and unlike DISH Anywhere, no Internet connection is needed
for viewing.
DISH statements regarding prior Court decisions regarding DISH’s
Hopper:
September 23, 2013: DISH Applauds Decision Allowing Consumers to
Continue to Enjoy Place-Shifting Technology
September 18, 2013: Federal Judge Denies ABC Call to Bar Hopper
Features
July 24, 2013: Court of Appeals Upholds DISH Hopper Ruling
Nov. 7, 2012: DISH Cheers Ruling on AutoHop, PrimeTime
Anytime
About DISH
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its
subsidiaries, provides approximately 14.097 million pay-TV
subscribers, as of March 31, 2014, with the highest quality
programming and technology with the most choices at the best value.
Subscribers enjoy a high definition line-up with more than 200
national HD channels, the most international channels, and
award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network Corporation is a
Fortune 250 company. Visit www.dish.com.
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