LOCAST Receives Unfavorable Court Rulling
Locast TV was given an unfavorable court ruling today for future re-broadcast: Locast Nation In the big media companies' lawsuit against Locast, the court just issued a disappointing ruling. We ...
Forum Discussion
Dutch_12078 wrote:
This is the provision of 17 USC 111 (Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable) that Locast believes they fall under as an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit {snip}
But, even though they are organized as a 501(c)(3), the LOCAST user is directed on their sign-up page to indicate their level of "monthly contribution". If you don't select one of those levels, you're directed to see if you qualify for a low-income discount in order to view.
To me, it might be netting out as a Non-Profit LLC, but to be one of its viewers, you're still paying LOCAST. That constitutes paying for programming, which is what appears to be the justification for this court ruling.
