Hulu Wants Missouri Video Fees Lawsuit Tossed Out

Hulu services clearly don't fall under the video service provider fees authorized by Missouri's 2007 Video Services Provider Act, said the company in a docket 18-cv-01495-SNLJ motion (in Pacer) last week in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to dismiss Creve Coeur's lawsuit against Hulu and Netflix (see 1809100020). Hulu said municipalities can collect fees only from providers authorized by the Public Service Commission, but the PSC hasn't required Hulu to get such authorization. It said the act expressly exempts internet content providers like it. The city's outside counsel didn't comment Monday.