Iranian TV station faces reorganization after suit.National Iranian Television National Iranian Television is an independent, 24-hour Persian language television station. Its offices and studios are in Woodland Hills, CA. Its European branch is in London, UK. NITV is not affiliated with any political or government group. News Inc., the Woodland Hills broadcaster that came to national attention last year for its anti-government broadcasts in advance of the anniversary of large student protests in Iran, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. "The financial situation was getting out of hand," said Richard Dodson, a sole practitioner representing NITV NITV National Iranian Television NITV National Institute for Truth Verification NITV National In-Transit Visibility NITV Not In This Version , a Farsi-language network. "There were some creditors who were not leaving the company alone. Creditors were starling starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. proceedings against property of the company." In its Oct. 7 filing, NITV reported assets of $158,702 and debts of $6.4 million. The company was on the short end of a recent legal battle, which contributed to its need for protection. Earlier this year, it lost a copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own lawsuit by Masood Kalantari, a producer of Iranian TV and cultural events. Kalantari, who had acquired exclusive North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. broadcast fights to three Farsi-language films from their Iranian owners, sued NITV, claiming that the network had broadcast them without paying him licensing tees. The claim was rejected by a lower court, but a 9th Circuit Court of Appeal panel ruling reversed the decision. "They did pay us damages and there was a order issued by the court to cease from infringing our copyrights and return the pirated tapes to us," said Ali Kamarei, the attorney representing Kalantari. "The settlement was six figures." Zia Atabay, the Iranian-born former pop musician who founded NITV in 2000, did not return calls. Dodson said the network, which broadcasts to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Middle East via satellite, would not interrupt its schedule of broadcasting Iranian and Iranian-American news, movies and talk shows during the reorganization. "We don't expect the bankruptcy to interrupt operations at all," Dodson said last week. "Approximately 60 days from now. we'll submit our reorganization plan A scheme authorized by federal law and promulgated by the president whereby he or she alters the structure of federal agencies to promote government efficiency and economy through a transfer, consolidation, coordination, authorization, or abolition of functions. that will deal with cash flow, anticipated income, etc., for the creditors to vote on. If they don't approve it, we go back to the drawing board. If the company goes down the tubes, they won't get anything." |
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