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Pirated Television Programming Is Not “Data” Under Media Policy


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It’s hard to believe that we are less than two months away from Coverage College (September 22). If you have not signed up yet, please do by visiting White and Williams’ website. This year, I will be teaching a class on coverage issues in privacy and cyber liability litigation. It should be an exciting and fast-paced class. We’ll have a lot to talk about.  

Last Friday, in Ellicott City Cable, LLC v. AXIS Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95819 (D. Md. July 22, 2016), the federal district court of Maryland rejected the contention that pirated digital television programming constituted “data” under a media policy. Even broad terms do not have boundless meanings. Terms must be read within the context of their use and the policy as a whole. Read More

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