VidAngel Appeals Court Rejection of Studio Antitrust Claims

VidAngel's complaint of collusion among content companies -- backed by detailed circumstantial evidence and its interpretation of a written agreement among the studios -- should have satisfied the obligation of showing sufficient factual allegations to make its claim plausible, the appellant told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a docket 17-56665 opening brief (in Pacer) posted Monday. The streaming service is appealing a federal court's 2017 rejection of antitrust claims against the studios for refusing to deal with it (see 1708110038). Counsel for appellee studios didn't comment Wednesday.