[BC] Format control by landlords

[Phil Alexander]

On 7 Oct 2007 at 10:44, R A Meuser wrote:

> A contract is a contract. Unless the situation was one of a TV or FM 
> station being denied the only usable site, the rest falls under 
> contract law. If I own property I can prohibit almost anything done 
> on it if I make part of the lease.

While that is true it must be enforced in the civil courts rather than
by interrupting transmission. Otherwise there is that matter covered
by Title 47 USC, IOW a Federal criminal offense.

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