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Locast’s free TV service ordered to shut down permanently after copyright loss

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Cavan Images) Locast was ordered in order to shut down its online TV service forever in a permanent injunction issued yesterday by a federal judge. The order came two weeks after the judge gave major broadcast networks a big victory in their copyright case against Locast, a nonprofit organization that […]

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Locast’s free TV service is in peril as Big 4 networks win copyright ruling

Enlarge (credit: iStockPhoto) The major broadcast networks have won a big copyright ruling against Locast, a nonprofit organization that provides online access to broadcast TV stations. Although it’s a partial summary judgment, the ruling by a federal judge rejects Locast’s primary defense against claims of copyright infringement. Locast was sued by ABC, CBS, Fox, and […]