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United States of America: Lawsuit claiming Netflix and Hulu must pay franchise fees as video service providers

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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".

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Scope

Policy Area
Taxation
Policy Instrument
Direct taxes including Digital Service Taxes
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2020-09-01
under deliberation

The city of Reno filed a class action lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu, alleging that the defendant…

2021-09-03
concluded

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada ruled the case City of Reno, Nevada v. …