Terrier Sues Dish in Retrans Fight, Claiming Copyright Infringement
Claiming Dish Network keeps carrying 13 of its TV stations even after the Jan. 18 expiration of a retransmission consent agreement, Terrier is suing for copyright infringement. In a complaint (docket 20-cv-00583, in Pacer) filed Friday in U.S. District Court…
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in Chicago, Terrier -- which in the suit said it's doing business now as Cox Media Group -- said the 13 stations were part of its 2019 takeover of Northwest Broadcasting. It said Dish received a temporary restraining order from a Cook County, Illinois, Circuit Court stopping Terrier from withdrawing its signals (see 2001210056), but that order doesn't prevent it from seeking damages from copyright infringement. Terrier is seeking unspecified compensatory damages or maximum statutory damages. Dish didn't comment Monday.