The streamer alleges that ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are engaged in sham copyright litigation and are colluding to deny consumers over-the-air signals they once committed to make freely available.
As alleged in court papers filed on Friday morning, the major broadcasters including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox are purposely broadcasting weak over-the-air signals to the public as part of a conspiracy to limit consumer access to popular programming and force Americans to pay for cable or satellite service.
In the latest court papers, Locast does more than merely respond to the lawsuit. Denying any affiliation with Dish and maintaining that it is operating in the red despite a donation from AT&T and some of its users, Locast owner David Goodfriend tells a judge that the company "fits squarely" into a "Congressionally-designated exception to infringement," namely
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