CBS Television Distribution is suing ComStar Media and FamilyNet for allegedly airing several series, including “Happy Days” and “Family Ties,” without paying licensing fees for the programs.
CBS is seeking more than $1.5 million in the suit, which was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in California.
According to the suit, CBS and FamilyNet entered a licensing agreement in December 2008, to license the series “Happy Days,” “Family Ties,” “My Three Sons” and “Early Edition,” with FamilyNet paying license fees in both a down payment and monthly installments.
However, the suit says, after ComStar Media – a company owned by GodTube founder Chris Wyatt and “Hour of Power” minister Robert Schuller – acquired FamilyNet, the payments soon stopped coming in.
