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HOME BOX OFFICE v. ADVANCED CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY, ETC.

No. 81 Civ. 559.

549 F.Supp. 14 (1981)

HOME BOX OFFICE, INC., Plaintiff, v. ADVANCED CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY, MOVIE ANTENNA, INC., Richard S. Kalin, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warshavsky, Hoffman & Cohen, New York City, for plaintiff; David W. Cohen, New York City, of counsel.

Nitkin, Alkalay, Handler & Robbins, New York City, for defendants; Jon Paul Robbins, New York City, of counsel.

SOFAER, District Judge:

The scheme sought to be enjoined in this litigation is a straightforward attempt by defendants to exploit a television service offered by plaintiff Home Box Office, Inc. ("HBO") to paying subscribers. Before being temporarily restrained on January 29, 1981, defendants manufactured and sold equipment that permitted purchasers to intercept HBO programs and thus avoid the need to pay HBO's subscription fee. Defendant Advanced Consumer Technology...

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