[opendtv] Re: News: DIRECTV Sued Over HDTV Picture Quality
- From: "Stephen W. Long" <longsw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:33:33 -0400
Ah, but there might be grounds to sue the ATSC (and their sponsoring
companies) for knowingly promoting a flawed system.
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Allen Le Roy Limberg
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:51 AM
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: DIRECTV Sued Over HDTV Picture Quality
Craig wrote:
"Perhaps there could be grounds to sue the government for mandating tuners
for a service that people do not want, and in many cases, does not work at
the site of installation."
There is something called sovereign immunity to legal suit which prevents
suit against a sovereign government by its citizens, save by permission of
the sovereign government. So there is a formidable problem of legal
standing to bring suit in these circumstances.
Al Limberg
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