Insights: Publications Georgia Court of Appeals joins growing wave of courts rejecting local government franchise fee claims against streaming companies
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The Georgia Court of Appeals recently joined a host of trial and appellate courts across the country that have rejected local governments’ demands for video service franchise fees from streaming service companies. See Gwinnett County v. Netflix, Inc., --- S.E.2d ----, No. A22A1172, 2023 WL 2398217, at *3–8 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 8, 2023), aff’g No. 20-A-07909-10, 2022 WL 678784 (Ga. Super. Feb. 18, 2022).
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