DTV News for 5-7-2005 - It's All About the Broadcast Flag
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 8:50 am
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> DTV News for 5-7-2005 </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 603 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> It's All About the Broadcast Flag </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Decision... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> American Library Association, Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission And United States Of America, Respondents; Motion Picture Association Of America, Inc., Et Al. Intervenors [Full Text of Decision in Adobe PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Communications Commission </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(United States Court of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200505/04-1037b.pdf">pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/d...-1037b.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Parties of Interest... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court rules for libraries, consumers in broadcast flag case </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(American Library Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=news&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=93719">www.ala.org/Template.cfm?...ntID=93719</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Statement by MPAA President and CEO Dan Glickman Regarding American Library Association V. FCC [MS Word Format)] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Motion Picture Association of America)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mpaa.org/MPAAPress/2005/2005_05_06.doc">www.mpaa.org/MPAAPress/20..._05_06.doc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Statement in Response to "Broadcast Flag" Decision </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Statements/050605BroadcastFlag.htm">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...stFlag.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court: FCC can't stop HDTV taping </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Worried about missing "Desperate Housewives"? Don't fret. You've got some friends on the federal bench who told the government Friday it can't stop you from recording future episodes about the racy shenanigans on Wisteria Lane. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Times / Buffalo, NY News / Butte, MT Standard)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050507/1005334.asp">www.buffalonews.com/edito...005334.asp</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.montanastandard.com/articles/2005/05/07/newsnationworld/hjjejejcjijghj.txt">www.montanastandard.com/a...jijghj.txt</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Piracy rules dropped </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> People buying the next generation of digital televisions will be able to record and then watch their favorite shows later, after all. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Nashua, NH Telegraph / Marin, CA Independent Journal / Charlotte, NC Observer)<br>
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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.marinij.com/Stories/0,1413,234~26641~2857387,00.html">www.marinij.com/Stories/0...87,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/charlotte/business/11587277.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_business">www.kentucky.com/mld/char...e_business</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Anti-Piracy 'Flag' Was Never Popular </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The consumer technology industry never embraced the "broadcast flag." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via ABC News / Durham, NC Herald-Sun / San Francisco, CA Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=736072&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312">abcnews.go.com/Technology...SFeeds0312</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.heraldsun.com/technology/33-604822.html">www.heraldsun.com/technol...04822.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/06/financial/f134428D11.DTL&feed=rss.news">www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...d=rss.news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court rejects FCC rule for digital piracy curbs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Los Angeles Times via Seattle, WA Times / Fort Lauderdale, FL Sun-Sentinel)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002266582_piracy07.html?syndication=rss">seattletimes.nwsource.com...cation=rss</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-adigitaltv07may07,0,4280953.story?coll=sfla-news-nationworld">www.sun-sentinel.com/news...ationworld</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Rule Barring Digital Retransmission Set Aside </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Bloomberg)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aVhxdm1kWrZQ">www.bloomberg.com/apps/ne...hxdm1kWrZQ</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Appeals court tosses FCC's broadcast flag rule </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a Federal Communications Commission rule designed to limit people from sending copies of digital television programs over the Internet </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2005-05-06T184443Z_01_N06590100_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-MEDIA-BROADCASTFLAG-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...LAG-DC.XML</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050506/3/20l7y.html">asia.news.yahoo.com/050506/3/20l7y.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ruling: No FCC rebroadcast authority </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> An appeals court in Washington Friday ruled the Federal Communications Commission has no authority to regulate digital TV rebroadcasts. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(United Press International via CED Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2005/0505/cedaily050506.htm#1">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0506.htm#1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US court kills anti-piracy 'flag' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> An American appeals court has rejected the US broadcast regulator's attempts to control the copying of digital TV with an anti-piracy technology. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(BBC News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4523597.stm">news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/techn...523597.stm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court blasts FCC on broadcast flag </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Register, UK)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/07/broadcast_flag_shot_down/">www.theregister.co.uk/200...shot_down/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Appeals court strikes down rule on digital TV copy protection </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(AFP via Servihoo)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=76414&CategoryID=46">www.servihoo.com/channels...egoryID=46</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> 603 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> It's All About the Broadcast Flag </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Decision... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> American Library Association, Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission And United States Of America, Respondents; Motion Picture Association Of America, Inc., Et Al. Intervenors [Full Text of Decision in Adobe PDF File] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Communications Commission </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(United States Court of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200505/04-1037b.pdf">pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/d...-1037b.pdf</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Parties of Interest... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court rules for libraries, consumers in broadcast flag case </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(American Library Association)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=news&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=93719">www.ala.org/Template.cfm?...ntID=93719</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Statement by MPAA President and CEO Dan Glickman Regarding American Library Association V. FCC [MS Word Format)] </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Motion Picture Association of America)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mpaa.org/MPAAPress/2005/2005_05_06.doc">www.mpaa.org/MPAAPress/20..._05_06.doc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> NAB President and CEO Edward O. Fritts Statement in Response to "Broadcast Flag" Decision </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(National Association of Broadcasters)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/Statements/050605BroadcastFlag.htm">www.nab.org/Newsroom/Pres...stFlag.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> General Media Coverage... </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court: FCC can't stop HDTV taping </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> Worried about missing "Desperate Housewives"? Don't fret. You've got some friends on the federal bench who told the government Friday it can't stop you from recording future episodes about the racy shenanigans on Wisteria Lane. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Times / Buffalo, NY News / Butte, MT Standard)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/courtfcc7.htm">www.capecodonline.com/cct...rtfcc7.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050507/1005334.asp">www.buffalonews.com/edito...005334.asp</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.montanastandard.com/articles/2005/05/07/newsnationworld/hjjejejcjijghj.txt">www.montanastandard.com/a...jijghj.txt</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Piracy rules dropped </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> People buying the next generation of digital televisions will be able to record and then watch their favorite shows later, after all. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via Nashua, NH Telegraph / Marin, CA Independent Journal / Charlotte, NC Observer)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://nsnlb.us.publicus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050507/BUSINESS/105070054/-1/business">nsnlb.us.publicus.com/app...1/business</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.marinij.com/Stories/0,1413,234~26641~2857387,00.html">www.marinij.com/Stories/0...87,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/charlotte/business/11587277.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_business">www.kentucky.com/mld/char...e_business</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Anti-Piracy 'Flag' Was Never Popular </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The consumer technology industry never embraced the "broadcast flag." </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Associated Press via ABC News / Durham, NC Herald-Sun / San Francisco, CA Chronicle)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=736072&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312">abcnews.go.com/Technology...SFeeds0312</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.heraldsun.com/technology/33-604822.html">www.heraldsun.com/technol...04822.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/06/financial/f134428D11.DTL&feed=rss.news">www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ar...d=rss.news</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court rejects FCC rule for digital piracy curbs </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Los Angeles Times via Seattle, WA Times / Fort Lauderdale, FL Sun-Sentinel)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002266582_piracy07.html?syndication=rss">seattletimes.nwsource.com...cation=rss</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-adigitaltv07may07,0,4280953.story?coll=sfla-news-nationworld">www.sun-sentinel.com/news...ationworld</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> FCC Rule Barring Digital Retransmission Set Aside </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Bloomberg)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aVhxdm1kWrZQ">www.bloomberg.com/apps/ne...hxdm1kWrZQ</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<br>
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Appeals court tosses FCC's broadcast flag rule </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a Federal Communications Commission rule designed to limit people from sending copies of digital television programs over the Internet </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(Reuters / Yahoo News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2005-05-06T184443Z_01_N06590100_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-MEDIA-BROADCASTFLAG-DC.XML">today.reuters.com/news/ne...LAG-DC.XML</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050506/3/20l7y.html">asia.news.yahoo.com/050506/3/20l7y.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Ruling: No FCC rebroadcast authority </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> An appeals court in Washington Friday ruled the Federal Communications Commission has no authority to regulate digital TV rebroadcasts. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(United Press International via CED Magazine)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2005/0505/cedaily050506.htm#1">www.cedmagazine.com/cedai...0506.htm#1</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> US court kills anti-piracy 'flag' </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> An American appeals court has rejected the US broadcast regulator's attempts to control the copying of digital TV with an anti-piracy technology. </em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
(BBC News)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4523597.stm">news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/techn...523597.stm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court blasts FCC on broadcast flag </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(Register, UK)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/07/broadcast_flag_shot_down/">www.theregister.co.uk/200...shot_down/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Appeals court strikes down rule on digital TV copy protection </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
(AFP via Servihoo)<br>
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=76414&CategoryID=46">www.servihoo.com/channels...egoryID=46</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Court Won