Indiana Appeals Court Sides With Streamers in Franchise-Fee Case
Streamers don't need to pay franchise fees to a group of Indiana cities, the state Court of Appeals said in a ruling last week. The case stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit that a group of cities filed against Netflix, Disney,…
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Hulu, DirectTV and Dish for not paying franchise fees. A lower court granted the streaming companies' motion for dismissal after the Indiana General Assembly amended the Video Service Franchises Act to exempt the companies retroactively from its franchise fee requirement (see 2305190048). The cities appealed the dismissal and challenged the constitutionality of the amended law. Judge Paul Felix wrote Friday's opinion (case 24A-PL-1657). Judges Melissa May and Elizabeth Tavitas concurred.