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FOX BROADCASTING CO., INC. v. DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

No. 12-57048.

723 F.3d 1067 (2013)

FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Fox Television Holdings, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DISH NETWORK L.L.C.; Dish Network Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Smith (argued), Jenner & Block LLP, New York, New York; Richard L. Stone , Andrew J. Thomas , David R. Singer , and Amy M. Gallegos , Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

E. Joshua Rosenkranz (argued), Peter A. Bicks , Elyse D. Echtman , and Lisa T. Simpson, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Annette L. Hurst and William A. Molinski , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mark A. Lemley and Michael H. Page , Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Robert A. Long , Jennifer A. Johnson , and David M. Zionts , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae ABC Television Affiliates Association et al.

Jeffrey A. Lamken and Robert K. Kry , MoloLamken LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Cablevision Systems Corp.

Mark J. Prak , Charles F. Marshall , Julia C. Ambrose , and Laura S. Chipman , Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Raleigh, NC; Jane E. Mago , Jerianne Timmerman , Bart Stringham , and Benjamin F.P. Ivins , National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae National Association of Broadcasters.

Kelly M. Klaus and Jonathan H. Blavin , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Amici Curiae Paramount Pictures Corp. et al.

Seth D. Greenstein and Robert S. Schwartz , Constantine Cannon LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae Computer & Communications Industry Association et al.

Mitchell L. Stoltz and Corynne McSherry , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; John Bergmayer , Public Knowledge, Washington, D.C.; Betsy Rosenblatt , Organization for Transformative Works, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation et al.

Jason Schultz , Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, CA, for Amici Curiae law scholars and professors.

Before: SIDNEY R. THOMAS, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

Dish Network offers two marsupial-inspired products: the "Hopper," which "hops" over commercials, and a companion box known as a "Joey." Fox Broadcasting Company claims these products are contractually out of bounds and constitute copyright infringement. The district court denied the broadcaster's request for a preliminary injunction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292, and we affirm.

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