A federal judge refused to issue a preliminary injunction in a case pitting the Dish satellite network against the Fox media empire. The dispute is over the legality of Dish's Hopper DVRs, especially its "AutoHop" feature. That automatically detects and skips over commercials. Fox argues that Dish has a "clear goal of violating copyrights and destroying the fundamental underpinnings of the broadcast television ecosystem."
But Judge Dolly Gee apparently doesn't think the case against AutoHop is so clear. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she denied Fox's request for a preliminary injunction. That means Dish will be allowed to continue marketing the product while the litigation proceeds.
The decision is sealed to protect the confidential terms of Fox's contract with Dish, and a redacted version of the decision has yet to be published. But Fox confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Judge Gee denied Fox's request for an injunction.
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