United States Third Circuit

Congress has made a private right of action available under 18 U.S.C. sections 2511(1)(a) and 2520 of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 for the unauthorized interception of encrypted satellite television broadcasts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/16/2005
• Published 12/16/2005

Judges

• Before RENDELL, FISHER, and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marc J. Zwillinger, Howard R. Rubin, Shane M. McGee, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant., John W. Gibson, Pittsburgh, PA, for Amici Curiae Edward Semulka, Joseph Rodkey, Frank Pienkosky, Mark Livesky, Bennie Leto, Joseph S. Jarvis, Daniel Galbraith, Bruce Figler and Michael Gignarella.