282 F. Supp. 2d 1321 - DirecTV, Inc. v. Drury’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2511 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 18 U.S.C. § 2512 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 18 U.S.C. § 2520 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 47 U.S.C. § 605
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Scheuer v. Rhodes · Executive Inc v. Martin County · Flowers v. Tandy Corp. · 771 F. Supp. 1019 - Oceanic Cablevision, Inc. v. M.D. Electronics
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who intentionally— (b) manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and that such device or any component thereof has been or will be sent through the mail or transported in interstate or foreign commerce; ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““Any person whose wire or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this chapter shall ... have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses, or procures any other .person to intercept, disclose, or use such communications .... ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“any person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of this chapter may in a civil action recover from the person or entity, ..., which engaged in that violation such relief as may be appropriate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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