Opinion ID: 543590
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Breadth of the Injunction

Text: 79 Ruling for the plaintiffs, Judge Pieras entered a declaratory judgment which stated that Teleponce carries the Playboy Channel over a leased access channel, and that prosecution of it, and of other members of the Association who might later designate channels pursuant to Sec. 532, is preempted by Sec. 558. He also enjoined the defendants (and their agents, employees, successors and persons in concert with them) from initiating prosecution against any member of the Cable Association based upon any video programming carried on the Playboy Channel. An injunction of this breadth was agreed to by the parties as to transmission prior to June 3, 1987, the date of the agreed order. As to transmissions on or after that date, the injunction must be limited to prosecution for transmission on any channel obtained under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 532.