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Case 1:04-cv-00143-WLS Document 20-11 --> Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO 1 •• 't ' ^ ciK Civil Action No. 04-M-0664 (CBS) UNITED STATES^DISTPNCT COURT D E N V E R , C O L O R A D O ECHOSTAR SATELLITE L.L.C., a Colorado Limited Liability Corporation . ... JUL o , 2004 Pla,ntlfr ' GREGORY C. LANGHAM MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation; and MCC GEORGIA, a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a MEDIACOM; JOHN DOES 1-100 Defendants. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff EchoStar Satellite, LLC ("EchoStar"), by and through its attorneys, files this First Amended Complaint against Defendants Mediacom Communications Corporation, and MCC Georgia, LLC d/b/a Mediacom. In support thereof. Plaintiff complains against the Defendants as follows: I. PARTIES 1. Plaintiff EchoStar Satellite, L.L.C. is a Colorado corporation with its principal place of business at 9601 South Meridian Blvd., Englewood, Colorado 80112. 2. Upon information and belief, Mediacom Communications Corporation and MCC Georgia, LLC d/b/a Mediacom, together, are a cable television operator. MCC Georgia with offices

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IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S D I S T R I C T C O U R T F O R T H E D I S T R I C T O F C O L O R A D O 1

•• ' t ' ^ ciK Civi l Ac t ion No . 0 4 - M - 0 6 6 4 ( C B S ) UNITED STATES DISTPNCT COURT

D E N V E R , C O L O R A D O E C H O S T A R S A T E L L I T E L.L.C. , a Co lo rado Limited Liabil i ty Corpora t ion . . . .

JUL o , 2004

P l a , n t l f r ' GREGORY C. LANGHAM

M E D I A C O M C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C O R P O R A T I O N , a D e l a w a r e C o r p o r a t i o n ; and M C C G E O R G I A , a D e l a w a r e Corporat ion , d /b /a M E D I A C O M ; J O H N D O E S 1-100

Defendan t s .

J U R Y T R I A L D E M A N D E D

F I R S T A M E N D E D C O M P L A I N T

Pla in t i f f EchoSta r Satel l i te , L L C ("EchoStar" ) , by and through its a t torneys, f i les this First

A m e n d e d Compla in t against De fendan t s M e d i a c o m C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Corpo ra t i on , and M C C

Georgia , LLC d/b/a M e d i a c o m . In suppor t thereof . Pla int i f f compla in s against the Defendan t s as

fol lows:

I. P A R T I E S

1. P la in t i f f EchoS ta r Satel l i te , L.L.C. is a Colorado corpora t ion wi th its p r inc ipa l place o f

bus iness at 9601 South Mer id ian Blvd. , Eng l ewood , Co lo rado 80112.

2. Upon in fo rmat ion and bel ief , M e d i a c o m C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Corpora t ion and M C C Georgia ,

LLC d/b/a M e d i a c o m , together , are a cab le te levis ion operator . M C C Georg ia wi th o f f i ce s

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at 2 0 4 South Broad Street, Bainbridge, Georgia 3 1 7 1 7 and 509 Flint Avenue , Albany,

Georg ia 31701 and M e d i a c o m C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Corpora t ion wi th o f f i ce s at 100 Crystal Run

Road, Middletovvn, N e w York 10941 .

3. Upon in fo rmat ion and bel ief . Defendan t s M e d i a c o m C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Corpora t ion is a

De laware Corpora t ion and M C C Georg ia d^b/a M e d i a c o m is a De l aware Limi ted Liabili ty

C o m p a n y . M C C Georg ia mainta ins its principal p lace o f bus iness at 509 Flint Avenue ,

Albany, Georg ia 31701 and M e d i a c o m C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Corpora t ion main ta ins its pr inciple

p lace o f bus iness at 100 Crystal Run Road, Midd le town , N e w York 10941 .

II. J U R I S D I C T I O N A N D V E N U E

4. Th i s Cour t has jur isdic t ion ove r this matter pursuant to 28 U.S .C. § 1331. In addit ion, this

Cour t has ju r i sd ic t ion pursuant to 28 U.S .C. § 1332. Plaint i f f and Defendan t s are res idents

o f d i f fe rent states and the amoun t in controversy is in excess of $75 ,000 .00 .

5. De fendan t s il legally intercepted EchoS ta r ' s b roadcas ted satel l i te s ignal for its o w n personal

f inancial gain.

6. V e n u e is p roper under 2 8 U.S .C. §§ 1391(b). A substantial part of the ac ts and omiss ions

g iv ing rise to EchoS ta r ' s c l a ims occurred in and caused d a m a g e s to EchoS ta r in Colorado.

7. Three M e d i a c o m employees , inc luding Med iacom Ch ie fTechn ic i an John Duran , entered into

th ree separa te EchoSta r Satel l i te , L.L.C., Resident ial C u s t o m e r A g r e e m e n t s in order to

subscr ibe to the D I S H Network , obtain D I S H Ne twork p r o g r a m m i n g and retransmit the

p r o g r a m m i n g to its cus tomers .

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8. Each mon th , these M e d i a c o m employees wou ld remi t checks to D I S H Ne twork for their

mul t ip le subscr ip t ions . T h e checks that D I S H Ne twork keeps in the o rd inary course of

bus iness in Denver , Co lo rado were issued on " M E D I A C O M C O M M U N I C A T I O N S

C O R P O R A T I O N " pre-pr inted checks .

III. F A C T S

9. EchoSta r Satel l i te L L C , is involved in the D i r ec t -To-Home satellite te levis ion D B S (Direct

Broadcast Satel l i te) bus iness . A s part of that bus iness , EchoSta r uses h igh-powered satellites

to broadcast " p a c k a g e d " television p rogramming to c o n s u m e r s w h o have purchased o r leased

the necessary equ ipment ( typical ly the an tenna and rece iver ) and the necessary authorizat ion

(the television subscr ip t ion) to view the p r o g r a m m i n g . EchoSta r opera tes its D B S service

under the trade n a m e "Di sh N e t w o r k . "

8. Med iacom C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Corpora t ion and M C C G e o r g i a , L L C d/b/a / Med iacom

( " M e d i a c o m " ) own , opera te and deve lop cable te levis ion sys t ems serving rural communi t i e s .

M e d i a c o m is the na t ions e ighth largest cable te levis ion c o m p a n y , and the leading cable

opera tor focused on serving smal le r ci t ies and towns in the Uni ted States. Currently,

M e d i a c o m prov ides serv ices to m o r e than 1.5 mill ion subscr ibers in 23 states.

9. M e d i a c o m is a cab le opera tor within the mean ing of 47 U .S .C . § 522, as it p rov ides cable

serv ices over a cab le sys tem and directly o r through one or m o r e a f f i l ia tes o w n s a s ignif icant

interest in such cab le sys tem or o the rwise con t ro l s or is respons ib le for, through any

ar rangement , the m a n a g e m e n t and opera t ion of such a cable sys tem. Cab le services m e a n s

the o n e - w a y t ransmiss ion to subscr ibers o f (i) v ideo p rog ramming , o r (ii) o ther p r o g r a m m i n g

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service, and subscr iber interact ion, if any, wh ich is required fo r the se lect ion or use of such

v ideo p r o g r a m m i n g o r o ther p r o g r a m m i n g service.

10. M e d i a c o m opera tes in n u m e r o u s c i t ies , inc lud ing Georg ia ci t ies such as Bainbr idge and

Albany.

11. EchoStar has n u m e r o u s p r o g r a m m i n g packages avai lable to c o n s u m e r s such as A m e r i c a ' s

T o p 60 and A m e r i c a ' s T o p 160. EchoSta r broadcas ts en te r ta inment p r o g r a m m i n g such as

C N N , E S P N , and M T V on its p r o g r a m m i n g packages .

12. EchoSta r a l so broadcas ts the s igna l s of local n e t w o r k af f i l ia tes for va r ious ci t ies and

c o m m u n i t i e s th roughout Amer ica , such as A B C , CBS , N B C , and F O X .

13. EchoSta r enters into Ret ransmiss ion Agreemen t s wi th the local ne twork af f i l ia tes to provide

A B C , C B S , N B C , and F O X to subscr ibers residing in the appropr ia te geograph ic location.

14. EchoSta r recently d iscovered that a cable c o m p a n y in Georg ia w a s in tercept ing

p r o g r a m m i n g provided by EchoSta r to residential accounts and rebroadcas t ing it through

its cable sys tem to its cable cus tomers .

15. EchoSta r recently d iscovered that there are several satel l i te d i shes m o u n t e d next to one of

M e d i a c o m ' s t ransmi t t ing towers .

16. Based upon E c h o S t a r ' s invest igat ion, EchoSta r conc luded that, upon in fo rmat ion and belief ,

M e d i a c o m is us ing D I S H Ne twork equ ipmen t ac t ivated unde r three residential accounts

registered to Michael Cou tu , account # 9 0 9 1 1 1 8 5 9 0 5 1 ; J o h n n y Duran , account

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# 9 0 9 1 1 1 5 6 4 5 8 6 ; and Jodi Walke r , account n u m b e r # 9 0 9 1 1 1 8 5 9 1 4 3 , to receive the local

aff i l ia te s ignals o f specif ical ly , W S B / A B C and poss ib ly N B C , C B S , and F O X at their

Bainbr idge locat ion, and has been dis t r ibut ing those s ignals , through its cab le system, to its

cus tomers .

17. Gary Palka of E c h o S t a r ' s Signal Integrity divis ion in, Eng lewood , Co lo rado , conducted an

invest igat ion o f M e d i a c o m . Mr. P a l k a ' s responsibi l i ty was to v iew the televis ion screens

o f two individual and separa te M e d i a c o m cus tomers , in Ba inbr idge , Georgia , that we re

rece iv ing DISH N e t w o r k ' s p r o g r a m m i n g via a M e d i a c o m subscr ip t ion .

18. Invest igator Palka then coordinated with DISH N e t w o r k ' s up l ink facil i ty to interrupt the

dis t r ibut ion o f p r o g r a m m i n g to DISH Ne twork satel l i te rece ivers in the Ba inbr idge area. The

uplink facil i ty is the broadcast dis t r ibut ion point fo r DISH N e t w o r k p r o g r a m m i n g .

19. The upl ink facil i ty a long wi th invest igator Palka created a pre-selected test pattern that

wou ld b e shown br ie f ly on all area DISH Ne twork satellite receivers dur ing the commerc ia l

breaks o f regular scheduled p r o g r a m m i n g on D I S H Ne twork channel W S B / A B C .

20. T h e pre-selected test pat tern consis ted o f a set o f mul t ip le colored vert ical bars with a s ingle ,

black hor izontal banner ac ross the screen. Wi th in the b lack banne r w a s a pre-de termined

message for each interruption o f the DISH N e t w o r k signal .

21. W h i l e the D I S H Ne twork signal was interrupted wi th a pre-selected test pat tern, Invest igator

Pa lka was ab le to v ideo tape the pat terns appear ing on the te levis ion sets o f two individual

and separa te M e d i a c o m subscr ibers w h o did not have D I S H N e t w o r k satellite receivers.

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22. Invest igator Pa lka a l so captured M e d i a c o m ' s p r o g r a m m i n g gu ide on channel 21, including

the local wea ther for Ba inbr idge , Georgia , M e d i a c o m ' s logo, the da te and t ime o f recording,

and the channel listings fo r W S B / A B C , M e d i a c o m channel 6 .

23. M e d i a c o m advert ises , via the Internet, its car r iage o f local channe l s on the Ba inbr idge

Deca tu r C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e websi te .

24. EchoSta r does not have a contractual re la t ionship with M e d i a c o m conce rn ing re t ransmiss ion

o r p r o g r a m m i n g rights. M e d i a c o m never obta ined E c h o S t a r ' s consen t to rebroadcast the

At lanta local aff i l ia te channe l s to its cus tomers . M e d i a c o m neve r in fo rmed EchoS ta r that

it was go ing to rebroadcast At lanta local aff i l ia te p r o g r a m m i n g to its cus tomers .

25. EchoSta r has suf fe red d a m a g e felt in the state o f Co lo rado because Defendan t s obta ined

subscr ip t ions to DISH Ne twork p rogramming , ext rac ted local channel W S B / A B C and

rebroadcas t E c h o S t a r ' s signal in a manner that was not au thor ized by EchoSta r as well as

breached all three Resident ia l C u s t o m e r Agreemen t s wi th EchoSta r .

IV. C A U S E S O F A C T I O N

F I R S T C A U S E O F A C T I O N

(Violat ion of 47 U.S.C. § 605)

26. P la in t i f f he reby incorpora tes the above al legat ions as if ful ly set forth in this Coun t I of the

First A m e n d e d Compla in t .

27. T h e Federal C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Act o f 1934, as amended , 47 U .S .C . § 6 0 5 (the "Statute") ,

p rovides in part:

N o person not be ing author ized b y the sender shall intercept any radio

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c o m m u n i c a t i o n and d ivulge or publ i sh the exis tence , contents ,

subs tance , purpor t , e f fec t , or mean ing of such intercepted

c o m m u n i c a t i o n to any person. N o person not be ing enti t led thereto

shall rece ive o r assist in rece iv ing any in ters ta te o r fore ign

c o m m u n i c a t i o n by rad io and use such c o m m u n i c a t i o n (or any

in fo rmat ion therein con ta ined ) fo r h is own benef i t o r fo r benef i t o f

ano ther not enti t led thereto. N o person h a v i n g received any

intercepted radio commun ica t i on or hav ing b e c o m e acquain ted with

the contents , substances , purpor t , e f fec t , o r m e a n i n g o f such

c o m m u n i c a t i o n (or any part thereof ) k n o w i n g that such

c o m m u n i c a t i o n was in tercepted, shall d ivulge o r publ i sh the

ex i s tence , contents , substance, purpor t , e f fec t , or m e a n i n g o f such

c o m m u n i c a t i o n (or a n y part thereof ) or use such commun ica t i on (or

a n y informat ion therein conta ined) for h is own bene f i t o r for the

benef i t o f ano ther not enti t led thereto.

28. De fendan t s ' w r o n g f u l ac t ions in connec t ion w i t h rebroadcas t ing the D I S H N e t w o r k local

p r o g r a m m i n g signal to M e d i a c o m ' s cus tomers were in viola t ion of the Statute.

29. E c h o S t a r ' s encrypted p r o g r a m m i n g that is b roadcas t na t ionwide via satel l i te const i tu tes

interstate commun ica t i on b y radio under federal law.

30. Under sec t ions 605(d) (6) and 605(e ) (3 ) (A) "any person wi th propr ie tary r ights in the

intercepted c o m m u n i c a t i o n " m a y br ing a pr ivate cause o f act ion against o n e w h o acts in

v iola t ion o f the Statute.

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31. A s a direct and p rox ima te result of De fendan t s ' acts, EchoS ta r has lost revenue which would

have been der ived f rom the del ivery and exhibi t ion o f the D I S H N e t w o r k signal, caus ing

substantial and irreparable harm, including, but not l imited to, a loss o f revenue and profi ts ,

d a m a g e to its goodwil l and reputat ion, potent ial liability o f EchoSta r b reaching its cont rac ts

wi th p r o g r a m m e r s ; loss o f its substantial inves tment of f inancia l resources , t ime and effort

in the p romot ion of the signal and loss o f its right and abili ty to control and rece ive fees for

the recept ion o f the s ignal ; all o f wh ich injuries a re felt in the state o f Colorado .

32. Because o f De fendan t s ' wrongfu l act ions , EchoStar is enti t led to col lect f rom all Defendants :

(1) s ta tu tory d a m a g e s in the amoun t o f Ten Thousand Dol lars (510 ,000) per violation,

pursuant to § 605(e)(3)(C)( i ) ( I I ) ; (2) s tatutory d a m a g e s in the amoun t of O n e Hundred

Thousand Dol lars ($100 ,000 .00) per violat ion, pursuant to § 605(e)(3)(C)( i i ) ; and (3) full

costs , inc luding reasonable a t to rney ' s fees, pursuant to § 605(e)(3)(B)( i i i ) .

33. De fendan t s ' v io la t ions o f 47 U.S .C. § 6 0 5 w e r e commi t t ed wi l l fu l ly and for purposes o f

commerc i a l advan tage and private f inancial gain.

S E C O N D C A U S E O F A C T I O N (Violat ion of T h e Digital M i l l e n n i u m Copyr ight Act, 17 U.S .C. § 1201(a)(1))

34. Plaint i f f he reby incorpora tes the above al legat ions as if fu l ly set for th in th is Coun t II o f the

First A m e n d e d Compla in t .

35. Each instance o f D e f e n d a n t s ' w r o n g f u l conduct , set for th a b o v e , cons t i tu tes a violat ion o f

the Digital Mi l l enn ium Copyr ight Act, 17 U .S .C . § 1201(a)(1) because Defendan t s have

c i rcumvented EchoS ta r ' s technological measures that e f fec t ive ly control access to the DISH

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Network satel l i te te levis ion subscr ipt ion p r o g r a m m i n g serv ices and the copyr ighted works

that it broadcas ts .

36. De fendan t s knew or should have k n o w n that the c i rcumvent ion o f E c h o S t a r ' s technological

measu re s that e f fec t ive ly control access to the D I S H Network satellite television subscript ion

p r o g r a m m i n g services and the copyrighted works that it broadcasts , was and is illegal, and

is prohib i ted .

37. Pursuant to 17 U.S .C. § 1203, EchoSta r is enti t led to equ i t ab l e rel ief , d a m a g e s (either

s ta tutory d a m a g e s of $200 to $2 ,500 pe r violat ion, or actual d a m a g e s p lus any prof i ts

real ized by M e d i a c o m as a result o f this un lawfu l conduct ) , and reasonable a t torneys ' fees

and costs .

T H I R D C A U S E O F A C T I O N (Vio lat ion of the L a n h a m Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125.)

38. Plaint iff hereby incorpora tes the a b o v e al legat ions as if fu l ly set for th in th is Coun t III o f the

First A m e n d e d Compla in t .

39. M e d i a c o m adver t i ses via the Internet as well as on its e lectronic p r o g r a m m i n g guide that it

o f f e r s local channe l s such as A B C , CBS , N B C and F O X to M e d i a c o m subscr ibers .

40. Th i s representat ion is literally false because , upon informat ion and bel ief , M e d i a c o m is

unable to o f f e r re t ransmiss ion o f local channe l W S B / A B C to its cus tomers in the

Bainbr idge , Georg ia v iewing area. However , D I S H Ne twork does main ta in the r ights to

re t ransmit local channe l s t o D I S H Ne twork cus tomers in the Bainbr idge , Georgia v iewing

area.

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41. M e d i a c o m ' s fa l se and mis lead ing representa t ions are l ikely to cause confus ion or mis take

as to the actual qual i t ies or services o f f e red by M e d i a c o m ' s cable service and D I S H Ne twork .

42 . C o n s u m e r s may bel ieve that Med iacom o f f e r s local channe ls to its cus tomers in the s a m e

fashion that D I S H N e t w o r k of fe rs local channe ls to subscr ibers .

43 . M e d i a c o m ' s decept ive representa t ions regard ing its o w n p r o g r a m m i n g m a y cause confus ion

regard ing the va lue and var ie ty o f p r o g r a m m i n g of fe red b y DISH Ne twork .

F O U R T H C A U S E O F A C T I O N (Reques t for T e m p o r a r y Restraining O r d e r and Pre l iminary Injunct ion)

44. P la in t i f f he reby incorpora tes the above a l legat ions as if ful ly set for th in this Coun t VI of the

First A m e n d e d Compla in t .

45 . Absen t in junc t ive rel ief , EchoSta r has no adequa te legal r emedy because the ha rm caused b y

Med iacom is d i f f icul t , if not imposs ible , to ascertain.

46. The subscr ipt ion te levis ion industry is p remised upon e m e r g i n g technology , and therefore ,

volat i le and ex t remely compet i t ive . An establ ished subscr iber base is not only valuable but

critical to the ex is tence o f a satellite o r cable provider .

47. None the les s , because the marke t is cons tant ly changing , any a t tempt to calculate moneta ry

d a m a g e s resul t ing f rom a loss of subscr ibers o r marke t share w o u l d be d i f f i cu l t , if not

imposs ib le . For th is reason, the harm that EchoStar is cont inu ing to incur (e.g., the loss of

current and potent ia l subscr ibers) , caused b y M e d i a c o m ' s mis representa t ions , const i tu tes

i rreparable harm.

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Further , E c h o S t a r ' s loss o f marke t ing and sales potent ial in the subscr ip t ion television

indust ry ampl i f i e s the extent o f this harm. Moreover , M e d i a c o m ' s misrepresenta t ions expose

EchoSta r to potent ial liability for b reach o f its o w n contracts wi th p rogrammers .

T h e ba lance o f ha rms is in E c h o S t a r ' s favor as it is los ing potent ial and current subscr ibers

based upon the ac t ions o f Med iacom. Whereas , an in junct ion wi l l not prohibi t Med iacom

from accura te ly p romot ing its p roducts nor will it d i scourage compet i t ion wi th DISH

Network .

At mos t , M e d i a c o m would incur the expense of r emov ing local channe l s f rom its services

o f f e red to M e d i a c o m cus tomers in the subject v i ewing area, cor rec t ing its false adver t is ing

and moni to r ing the recall o f previous ly distr ibuted mater ia ls that bea r false and mis lead ing

informat ion — a ha rm which Med iacom brought about itself.

The publ ic interest w o u l d be served b y an in junct ion by a f f i r m i n g that there is a publ ic

interest in t ru thful adver t is ing and proper representa t ion of the serv ices that Med iacom

actual ly has the right to o f f e r to subscr ibers .

The re is a substant ia l l ikel ihood that EchoSta r will prevai l on the mer i ts .

EchoS ta r ' s c l a ims arise out of M e d i a c o m ' s re t ransmit t ing the local channe l s purchased b y

DISH Ne twork as well as represent ing to its subscr ibers that it o f f e r s local channe ls in an

a t tempt to compe te against D I S H Network . M e d i a c o m purpose fu l ly pub l i shed false and

mis lead ing represen ta t ions descr ib ing the qual i t ies of its cable service . Th i s type of decept ive

adver t is ing is s tr ict ly prohibi ted under Sect ion 43 (a) of the Lanham Act. 15 U.S .C. §

1125(a)(1)(B).

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F I F T H C A U S E O F A C T I O N (Breach of Contract )

54. Plaint i f f hereby incorporates the above a l legat ions as if fu l ly set for th in this Coun t V of the

First A m e n d e d Compla in t .

55. DISH N e t w o r k ' s investigation found three names in E c h o S t a r ' s subscr iber database c l a iming

the s a m e address : P.O. Box 1707, 509 Flint Avenue , Albany, Georgia 31702-1707 . Fur ther

invest igat ion found that the address belonged to M e d i a c o m .

56. T h e three subscr ibers , M e d i a c o m Chie f Technic ian , J o h n n y Duran , a long wi th Jodi Walke r

and Michae l Cou tu entered into the t e rms of the EchoS ta r Satelli te, L.L.C. Resident ial

C u s t o m e r Agreemen t by subscr ib ing to DISH Ne twork fo r p r o g r a m m i n g .

57. T h e EchoStar Satelli te, L.L.C. Resident ial C u s t o m e r Agreemen t strictly prohibi ts the

rebroadcast , and t ransmiss ion of D I S H Ne twork p r o g r a m m i n g .

58. T h e EchoSta r Satel l i te , L.L.C. Resident ial C u s t o m e r Agreemen t strictly prohibi t s cus tomers

f rom using their DISH Network subscr ip t ions for any pu rpose o f than for pr ivate v iewing.

56. U p o n informat ion and belief , M e d i a c o m breached the Resident ia l C u s t o m e r Agreemen t by

re t ransmit t ing DISH Ne twork p r o g r a m m i n g to M e d i a c o m c u s t o m e r s via its cab le system.

57. D u e to M e d i a c o m ' s breach o f contract , EchoSta r has suf fe red damages .

V. R E Q U E S T F O R J U R Y T R I A L

Pla in t i f f reques ts that th is matter be tried b e f o r e a jury .

VI. P R A Y E R

For these reasons , P la in t i f f requests that the Court :

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A. Enter Judgmen t in favor of EchoStar Satel l i te L.L.C. and against D e f e n d a n t s on each

of E c h o S t a r ' s c la ims;

B. Issue a pe rmanen t injunct ion prohibi t ing Defendan t f r o m :

(1) Wrong fu l l y re t ransmit t ing D I S H Ne twork p r o g r a m m i n g to its cable

cus tomers in any market .

(2) Represen t ing to current and potent ial subscr ibers that M e d i a c o m is able

to o f f e r local channe ls to the Bainbr idge , Georg ia v i ewing area o r any

v i ewing area whe re M e d i a c o m is unable to actual ly re t ransmit local

p rog ramming .

C . Award EchoSta r the d a m a g e s it has suf fe red because of D e f e n d a n t s ' conduc t ;

D . Award puni t ive d a m a g e s in favor o f EchoStar and against De fendan t s in an amoun t

to be de te rmined at trial;

E. Award EchoSta r cos t s and a t to rneys ' fees, and an accoun t ing o f D e f e n d a n t s ' prof i ts

to the full ex tent provided fo r b y the Lanham Act and Co lo rado law, with d a m a g e s

awarded under 15 U.S .C. § 1117 t rebled;

F. Award EchoSta r such other and fur ther rel ief that EchoS ta r m a y show itself entit led,

inc luding pre- and pos t - judgment interest, as a l lowed by Colo . Rev. Stat. § 5 -12-102 .

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Respec t fu l ly submit ted this 29th day o f June , 2004 .

Jan Cockre l l , Qu inn & Cre igh ton Mile High Cen te r 1700 Broadway , Su i te 1516 Denver , Co lo rado 8 0 2 9 0 ( 3 0 3 ) 8 6 0 - 7 1 4 0 (303) 860 -7344 ( fax)

and

T. W A D E W E L C H & A S S O C I A T E S T. W a d e Welch Cour tney L. T igne r Richard Olsen 2401 Founta in v iew, Sui te 700 Hous ton , T e x a s 7 7 0 5 7 ( 7 1 3 ) 9 5 2 - 4 3 3 4 (713) 952 -4994 ( fax)

A T T O R N E Y S F O R P L A I N T I F F E C H O S T A R S A T E L L I T E C O R P O R A T I O N

P l a i n t i f f s Address : David Moskowi t z , Esq. Genera l Counse l and Vice President EchoSta r Satel l i te L L C 9601 South Mer id ian Blvd. Eng l ewood , C O 8 0 1 1 2

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C E R T I F I C A T E O F S E R V I C E

I ce r t i fy that a true and correct copy of the foregoing F I R S T A M E N D E D C O M P L A I N T was served upon on J u n e 29, 2 0 0 4 , via U.S . Mail , pos tage prepaid , in accordance wi th the Federal Rules of Civi l P rocedure on the fo l lowing counsel of record:

Dav id Fine, Esq. Wal ter Garnscy , Jr. , Esq. K E L L Y H A G L U N D G A R N S E Y & K A H N L L C 1441 Eighteenth Street, Sui te 300 Denver , Co lo rado 80202-1255

R. Bruce Beckncr , Esq. F L E I S C H M A N A N D W A L S H , LLP 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue , N .W. , Sui te 600 Wash ing ton , D.C. 2 0 0 0 6

Todd A Jan

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