Complex sentence: The parties stipulated that the taped conversation had been illegally obtained by an intercept in violation of ECPA, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act but the Court held the radio station not liable because the radio station itself did nothing illegal to obtain the tape.
Split into simpler sentences: The parties stipulated that the taped conversation had been illegally obtained by an intercept in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The Court held the radio station not liable because the radio station itself did nothing illegal to obtain the tape.