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Fifth Circuit slaps down “bad faith” obscenity prosecution

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

This is fascinating. An appeals court on Monday blocked a Texas district attorney from pursuing child pornography charges against Netflix for showing the French film “Cuties.” In a 3-0 ruling, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court … Continue reading →

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Multiple cities sue streaming services over franchise fees

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This has been coming for awhile, it seems. A lawsuit filed Thursday by 25 Texas cities claims that Disney, Hulu and Netflix have for years stiffed the cities out of dollars the streaming giants are required to pay under state … Continue reading →

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Beaumont versus Disney, Netflix, and Hulu

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, this is going to be fun. The City of Beaumont is suing Netflix, Hulu, and Disney for failure to pay franchise fees. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the city attorney was officially authorized to file the lawsuit. The city … Continue reading →

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The MJ Hegar movie

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Coming to Netflix. Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar stepped away from her last movie deal as it became, as she says, “too blockbuster-y.” The decorated war veteran now has a deal with Netflix for the movie that has long been in … Continue reading →

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