A U.S. judge has rejected portions of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s lawsuit askingย to stop Dish Network Corp from selling devices that allowย viewers to skip over commercials.
In a decision that was made public on Tuesday, Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee rejected copyright claims that Fox had madeย over Dish’s digital recording device, the Hopper.
Gee cited June’s U.S. Supreme Court decision against video streaming company Aereo Inc., statingย that Dish’s “sling” technology, which lets viewers watch programs on differentย mobile devices, did not infringe Fox copyrights.
But, Gee allowed Fox to pursue some claims on whether Dish violated a contract governing distribution of Fox programming.