Launched in 2018, Locast had accumulated about 3 million registered users before suspending operations on September 2.
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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a permanent injunction that banned Locast from operating after an earlier court ruling found that Locast's local broadcast TV streaming service was not exempt from copyright rules because it was deemed a commercial operation.
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The organization's concerns about Sohn's nomination arrive about a month after Locast, the erstwhile provider of free streams of local broadcast TV feeds, agreed to pay $32 million in statutory damages to settle a copyright lawsuit originally lodged by ABC, CBS, Fox and NBCUniversal. To say that NAB was never a fan of Locast is an understatement. Sohn submit an amended ethics agreement that meaningfully and effectively addresses this clear and troubling conflict." Smith added that NAB is "actively working with members of the Senate Commerce Committee and the White House to address this conflict and requests that Ms. Sohn submitted to the Senate currently does not adequately address the inherent conflict presented by her recent leadership position at Locast and her potential role as an FCC commissioner." "NAB is confident that these concerns can be resolved. Although NAB does not currently oppose the nomination of Gigi Sohn, we have serious concerns about her involvement as one of three directors of the illegal streaming service Locast," NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith said in a statement.
"NAB strongly supports Congress's desire to have a fully seated Federal Communications Commission as soon as possible. But it believes that its concerns about Sohn's past involvement with Locast – a former thorn in the side of the nation's major TV broadcasters – need to be resolved. The NAB noted it does not currently oppose Sohn's nomination (the Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider her nomination at a hearing on December 1).
Adding a new bump to Gigi Sohn's path to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) expressed "serious concerns" Monday with Sohn's connection to Locast, the now-defunct streamer of local TV broadcast signals.
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