11th Circ. Says EchoStar Lease Deal Is Legal

By Erin Coe (July 8, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT) -- In a blow to CBS Broadcasting Inc. and Fox Broadcasting Co., a federal appeals court has ruled that satellite company EchoStar Communications Corp. can lease its transponder to another company to retransmit copyrighted distant network programming without violating federal law....

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