Scientific-Atlanta won a $25.4 million judgment against a Santa Monica, Calif., cable TV pirate. (defendant sold readjusted television set-top boxes)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1997

Scientific-Atlanta won a $25.4 million judgment against a Santa Monica, Calif., cable TV pirate in U.S. District Court in Atlanta last week. S-A expects to collect only a nominal sum from that judgment, which awarded monetary penalties and damages to the company from Jeff Fenley. As National Electronic Wholesalers, Fenley altered and sold set-top boxes.

The judgment followed a ruling that use of disclaimers in ads for altered set-top terminals was not a viable defense.