In an important turn of events, a coalition of 31 U.S. cities have had their lawsuits against media giants Disney, Hulu, and Netflix dismissed, based on core arguments presented by teams from Lynn Pinker and Carter Arnett. The cities lawsuit hinged on a theory arguing that streaming services, similarly to how cable companies operate, lean on municipal rights-of-way to “profitably” conduct their operations.
Disney, Hulu, and Netflix faced the allegations that they were leveraging public resources without providing fair compensation to the cities hosting their wireline facilities. The dismissal of the suit marks a significant victory for the media companies, reinforcing their operating model and casting a shadow over the cities’ litigation strategy.
More detailed insights about the particulars of the case and its implications to legal strategies involving the operation of streaming services can be found at the original article.