United States Third Circuit

There is a private right of action for the unlawful interception of encrypted satellite transmissions under the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. section 605, as well as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. section 2511.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/30/2007
• Published 11/30/2007

Judges

• Before:  AMBRO, JORDAN and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Gibson, Esquire, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Howard R. Rubin, Esquire, Marc J. Zwillinger, Esquire, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP, Washington, D.C., Jonathan J. Sobel, Esquire, Galerman & Tabakin, Philadelphia, PA, Marc E. Wolin, Saiber, Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.