United States of America: Lawsuit regarding definition of "Video Service Provider" and duty to pay franchise fees
Progress
Current status
concluded
03 Sep 2021 concluded
01 Sep 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Taxation
Policy Instrument
Direct taxes including Digital Service Taxes
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Judgement that Netflix et al. do not provide "video services"
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada ruled the case City of Reno, Nevada v. Netflix, Inc. et al. (case no. 3:20-cv-00499-MMD-WGC). While the city of Reno had claimed that the defendants had failed to pay franchise fees to citi…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
closure
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Lawsuit claiming Netflix and Hulu must pay franchise fees as video service providers
The city of Reno filed a class action lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu, alleging that the defendants failed to pay franchise fees as foreseen by Assembly Bill 526 "Video Service Law".
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court