Legal News
Policy-related stories involving the broadcasting, streaming, advertising, measurement and journalism industries. Includes public service journalism on press freedom issues, government agencies and international affairs.
Florida journalist will appeal judge’s refusal to return items seized by FBI
A Florida journalist intends to appeal a lower court's unfavorable ruling that rejected his request for the return of items seized by the FBI.
Nokia sues Amazon, HP over common streaming video codec
Nokia claims Amazon and HP utilize certain functions of the H.264 and H.265 codecs without paying for a license, in violation of its patents.
Dish sues eight companies over streaming tech patents
Eight separate companies have been on the receiving end of patent lawsuits filed in federal court by pay TV provider Dish Network.
Spectrum parent Charter faces lawsuit over Disney dispute
A Spectrum TV customer in Florida is suing Charter for rejecting a temporary offer to keep ESPN, ABC and other channels on cable.
Byron Allen files another lawsuit against McDonald’s over ads
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of litigation brought against McDonald's by the Allen Media Group owner.