Federal Communications Commission DA 11-1940 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Game Show Network, LLC,
Complainant,
v. 
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Defendant
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File No. CSR-8529-P
ORDER
Adopted:  November 23, 2011 Released:  November 23, 2011
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION
1. For the reasons discussed below, we adopt the Protective Order set forth in Appendix A 
to ensure that certain confidential documents and information submitted by the parties in the above-
captioned proceeding are afforded adequate protection. 
II. BACKGROUND
2. On October 12, 2011, Game Show Network, LLC (“GSN”) filed a program carriage 
complaint alleging that Cablevision Systems Corporation (“Cablevision”) discriminated against GSN on 
the basis of affiliation, with the effect of unreasonably restraining GSN’s ability to compete fairly, in 
violation of Section 616 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“the Act”), and the 
Commission’s program carriage rules.1 Along with its complaint, GSN filed a Petition for Temporary 
Relief asking the Commission to order Cablevision, during the pendency of GSN’s complaint, to restore 
GSN to the basic tier carriage it was receiving on Cablevision’s cable systems as of January 31, 2011.2  
3. On November 17, 2011, GSN and Cablevision (collectively, the “Parties”) filed a joint 
motion requesting that the Commission enter a protective order in this proceeding.3 GSN and Cablevision 
explain that the evidence in this matter will likely include the Parties’ confidential agreements and their 
confidential negotiations and communications related thereto.4 GSN and Cablevision seek enhanced 
protection of highly sensitive data that could place them at a significant competitive disadvantage if 
disclosed to their competitors or, with respect to some documents, to the other Party’s employees.5 They 
  
1 See Game Show Network, LLC, Program Carriage Complaint, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed Oct. 12, 2011).
2 See Game Show Network, LLC, Petition for Temporary Relief Pending Resolution of Program Carriage 
Complaint, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed Oct. 12, 2011).
3 See Joint Motion for Entry of Protective Order, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed Nov. 17, 2011) (“Motion”) (attaching 
Proposed Protective Order).  
4 See id. at 1.
5 See id.
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submit that the Commission has long recognized that the competitively sensitive data at issue here, such 
as the terms and pricing of business negotiations and agreements, are appropriately subject to enhanced 
confidential treatment.6 Due to the confidential nature of this information, GSN and Cablevision propose 
that the Commission adopt a Protective Order to limit access to the information.7 The proposed 
Protective Order includes a category of confidential information called “Highly Confidential 
Information,” to which only the Outside Counsels of Record for GSN and Cablevision, certain outside 
consultants or experts, and one specifically designated employee for each of GSN and Cablevision would 
have access, and to which other employees of GSN and Cablevision would not have access.8  
III. DISCUSSION
4. Based on the representations made by GSN and Cablevision, we conclude that a 
Protective Order is needed to provide enhanced confidential treatment for certain information submitted 
in this proceeding.  GSN and Cablevision explain that the information sought to be protected is 
competitively sensitive and that additional protection is warranted so that such information is closely 
guarded and not made available publicly.  Accordingly, we adopt the Protective Order set forth in 
Appendix A.  Any party seeking access to confidential documents subject to this Protective Order shall 
request access pursuant to the terms of the Protective Order and must sign the Declaration provided as 
Attachment A to this Protective Order.
5. The attached Protective Order reflects the desire of GSN and Cablevision, given the 
confidential nature of certain information designated Highly Confidential Information, to preclude certain 
employees of each Party from access to this information.  We do not intend by this Order to prejudge this 
issue.  If either Party believes that it is necessary for purposes of effectively adjudicating this proceeding 
that specific employees be granted access to the confidential information designated Highly Confidential 
Information, it may file a motion to amend the Protective Order.  At a minimum, such motion should 
include:  (i) the title, name, and job description for each employee for which access to the Highly 
Confidential Information is sought; (ii) the reason why that employee’s access to the Highly Confidential 
Information is necessary to the effective adjudication of this proceeding; and (iii) why experts and 
consultants outside of that party’s employ cannot perform the same function.9 In no event will access be 
granted to employees in a position to use the Highly Confidential Information for competitive commercial 
or business purposes.
6. In addition to Paragraph 4 of the attached Protective Order, we clarify that a party filing 
documents with the Commission that contain Confidential Information (“Confidential Filing”) must file 
one copy of the Confidential Filing and, where feasible, two copies of the Confidential Filing in redacted 
form (“Redacted Confidential Filing”).  A Confidential Filing must be accompanied by a cover letter 
stating:  “CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - DO NOT RELEASE - SUBJECT TO 
PROTECTIVE ORDER IN GAME SHOW NETWORK, LLC v. CABLEVISION SYSTEMS 
CORPORATION, FILE NO. CSR-8529-P.”  As set forth in Paragraph 4 of the attached Protective 
Order, each page of this document containing Confidential Information shall be stamped with the 
preceding statement or with the following statement:  “CONTAINS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL 
INFORMATION - DO NOT RELEASE - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER IN GAME 
SHOW NETWORK, LLC v. CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION, FILE NO. CSR-8529-
P.”  Redacted Confidential Filings must be accompanied by a cover letter stating:  “REDACTED – FOR 
  
6 See id. at 2.
7 See id.
8 Proposed Protective Order at Paragraphs 2(e), 6(b), and 8.
9 This procedure does not apply to the process for modifying the designee listed in Paragraph 6(b)(i).  See Appendix 
A at Paragraph 6(b).
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PUBLIC INSPECTION”, and the cover letter should also state that the Submitting Party is filing an 
unredacted version of the same documents.
IV. ORDERING CLAUSES
7. Accordingly, we ADOPT AND ISSUE the Protective Order attached at APPENDIX A 
pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the Communications Act as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and (j), 
Section 0.457(d) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.457(d), and Section 4 of the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4), and such Protective Order is effective upon its adoption.
8. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the 
Commission’s rules.10
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
William T. Lake
Chief, Media Bureau
  
10 47 C.F.R. § 0.283.
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APPENDIX A
In the Matter of
Game Show Network, LLC,
Complainant,
v. 
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Defendant
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File No. CSR-8529-P
PROTECTIVE ORDER
1. This Protective Order is intended to facilitate and expedite the review of documents filed 
in this proceeding or obtained from a person in the course of discovery that contain trade secrets and 
privileged or confidential commercial or financial information.  It establishes the manner in which 
“Confidential Information,” as that term is defined herein, is to be treated.  The Order is not intended to 
constitute a resolution of the merits concerning whether any Confidential Information would be released 
publicly by the Commission upon a proper request under the Freedom of Information Act or other 
applicable law or regulation, including 47 C.F.R. § 0.442.
2. Definitions.
a. Authorized Representative.  “Authorized Representative” shall have the meaning 
set forth in Paragraph 8.
b. Commission.  “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission 
or any arm of the Commission acting pursuant to delegated authority.
c. Confidential Information.  “Confidential Information” means (i) operational, 
financial, revenue, and other sensitive business information; (ii) program carriage agreements, the terms 
thereof, or negotiations related to same, or any part thereof; (iii) other information submitted to the 
Commission by the Submitting Party that has been so designated by the Submitting Party and which the 
Submitting Party has determined in good faith constitutes trade secrets or commercial or financial 
information which is privileged or confidential within the meaning of Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4); and (iv) information submitted to the Commission by the 
Submitting Party that has been so designated by the Submitting Party and which the Submitting Party has 
determined in good faith falls within the terms of Commission orders designating the items for treatment 
as Confidential Information.  Confidential Information includes additional copies of, notes, and 
information derived from Confidential Information, whether in paper or electronic format.
d. Declaration.  “Declaration” means Attachment A to this Protective Order.
e. Highly Confidential Information.  “Highly Confidential Information” means 
Confidential Information so designated by a Submitting Party upon a determination in good faith that 
such information would, if disclosed to a counterparty or competitor of the Submitting Party, significantly 
disadvantage the current or future negotiating or competitive position of the Submitting Party.  Highly 
Confidential Information includes additional copies of, notes regarding, and information derived from, 
Highly Confidential Information.
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f. Outside Counsel of Record.  “Outside Counsel of Record” means the firm(s) of 
attorneys, along with their employees (such as attorneys, secretaries, support staff, and paralegals), 
representing either complainant Game Show Network, LLC (“GSN”) or defendant Cablevision Systems 
Corporation (“Cablevision”) (collectively, the “Parties”) in this proceeding.  For the avoidance of doubt, 
Outside Counsel of Record shall exclude any employee of either GSN or Cablevision and includes the 
following law firms that currently represent the parties: Covington & Burling LLP and Mintz, Levin, 
Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.  
g. Reviewing Party.  “Reviewing Party” means a person or entity participating in 
this proceeding that receives Confidential information.
h. Submitting Party.  “Submitting Party” means a person or entity that seeks 
confidential treatment of Confidential Information pursuant to this Protective Order.
3. Claim of Confidentiality.  The Submitting Party may designate information as 
“Confidential Information” consistent with the definition of that term in Paragraph 2.c of this Protective 
Order.  The Submitting Party may furthermore designate some or all of the Confidential Information as 
“Highly Confidential Information” consistent with the definition of that term in Paragraph 2.e of this 
Protective Order.  The Commission may, sua sponte or upon petition, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.459 and 
0.461, determine that all or part of the information claimed as “Confidential Information” or “Highly 
Confidential Information” is not entitled to such treatment.
4. Procedures for Claiming Information is Confidential.  
a. Confidentiality Designation.  Confidential Information submitted to the 
Commission or exchanged by the Parties shall bear on the front page in bold print, “CONTAINS 
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - DO NOT RELEASE - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE 
ORDER IN GAME SHOW NETWORK, LLC v. CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION, 
FILE NO. CSR-8529-P.”  Confidential Information shall be segregated by the Submitting Party from all 
non-confidential information submitted to the Commission.  Information designated as Highly 
Confidential Information shall be so designated on the face of each page containing such information, and 
the first page of any document containing such information shall state in bold print “CONTAINS 
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - DO NOT RELEASE - SUBJECT TO 
PROTECTIVE ORDER IN GAME SHOW NETWORK, LLC v. CABLEVISION SYSTEMS 
CORPORATION, FILE NO. CSR-8529-P.”  To the extent a document contains both Confidential 
Information and non-confidential information, the Submitting Party shall designate the specific portions 
of the document claimed to contain Confidential Information and shall, where feasible, also submit a 
redacted version not containing Confidential Information.  By designating information as “Confidential 
Information,” a Submitting Party signifies that it has determined in good faith that the information should 
be subject to protection under the Freedom of Information Act, the Commission’s implementing rules, 
and this Protective Order.
b. Objections.  If a Reviewing Party believes that a document has been designated 
incorrectly as Confidential Information or Highly Confidential Information pursuant to the provisions of 
Paragraph 4.a hereof, the Reviewing Party shall so notify the Submitting Party in writing (including via 
electronic mail).  Upon receiving such a notice, the Submitting Party shall reevaluate its confidentiality 
designation and shall notify the Reviewing Party in writing (including via electronic mail) within two 
business days after receipt of the Reviewing Party’s notice whether it will modify the designation.  The 
Reviewing Party may seek review by the Media Bureau or the Commission of any confidentiality 
designation, provided that during the pendency of any review by the Media Bureau or the Commission 
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the material subject to review shall be treated as having the confidentiality designation established by the 
Submitting Party.
c. Inadvertent Designations.  If a Submitting Party inadvertently designates or fails 
to designate material as Confidential Information or Highly Confidential Information, the Submitting 
Party shall so notify the Reviewing Party and, if the material was submitted to the Commission, the 
Secretary of the Commission, in writing (including via electronic mail).  As promptly as practicable 
following receipt of such notice, the Reviewing Party shall treat the material as having the corrected 
designation set forth in the notice.
5. Storage of Confidential Information at the Commission.  The Secretary of the 
Commission or other Commission staff to whom Confidential Information is submitted shall place the 
Confidential Information in a non-public file.  Confidential Information shall be segregated in the files of 
the Commission, and shall be withheld from inspection by any person not bound by the terms of this 
Protective Order, unless such Confidential Information is released from the restrictions of this Order 
either through agreement of the parties, or pursuant to the order of the Commission or a court having 
jurisdiction.
6. Access to Confidential Information.  
a. Within the Commission.  In addition to the members of the Commission, 
Confidential Information may be made available to the Commission’s staff.  Consultants under contract to 
the Commission may obtain access to Confidential Information only if they have signed, as part of their 
employment contract, a non-disclosure agreement the scope of which includes the Confidential 
Information, or if they execute the attached Declaration.
b. Outside of the Commission.  Except as set forth in section 6.a, Confidential 
Information shall be disclosed, summarized, described, characterized or otherwise communicated or made 
available in whole or in part only to the Submitting Party and Authorized Representatives of the 
Reviewing Party, as further described in Paragraph 8, who have complied with the procedures set forth in 
Paragraph 9.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Highly Confidential Information may be disclosed, 
summarized, described, characterized or otherwise communicated or made available in whole or in part 
only to (i) in the case of Cablevision, Alexander Shapiro, who in his capacity as Senior Vice President 
and Associate General Counsel, oversees the management of Cablevision litigation, and in the case of 
GSN, Steven Brunell, who in his capacity as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
oversees finances and administrative operations of the company; and (ii) Authorized Representatives of a 
Reviewing Party who are described in Paragraph 8.a or 8.c of this Protective Order.  Either party shall be 
permitted to modify its designee pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) hereof for a bona fide reason upon written 
notice to the Chief, Media Bureau and the opposing party, which notice shall represent that such party’s 
new designee’s job responsibilities do not include negotiation of agreements for the sale, licensing, or 
carriage of video programming, provided that such notice shall become effective five (5) business days 
after its receipt by the opposing party if the opposing party does not object to such designation in a 
written notice delivered to the Chief, Media Bureau and the opposing party within such five (5) business 
day period, or sooner if the opposing party consents in writing to such earlier effectiveness.
7. Disclosure.  Persons designated pursuant to Paragraph 9 may disclose Confidential 
Information to other Authorized Representatives to whom disclosure is permitted under the terms of 
Paragraph 6 of this Protective Order only after advising such Authorized Representatives of the terms and 
obligations of the Order.  In addition, before Authorized Representatives may obtain access to 
Confidential Information, each Authorized Representative must execute the attached Declaration.
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8. Authorized Representatives shall be limited to:
a. Outside Counsel of Record and their formally engaged service vendors, to the 
extent reasonably necessary to render professional services in this proceeding;
b. Employees of the Parties or AMC Networks Inc., including such persons 
requested by counsel to furnish technical or other expert advice or service, or otherwise engaged to 
prepare material for the express purpose of formulating filings in this proceeding; and
c. Outside consultants or experts retained for the purpose of assisting Outside 
Counsel of Record or providing opinions or testimony in this proceeding, provided that such outside 
consultants or experts (1) are not employees of GSN or Cablevision and are not in a position to use the 
Confidential Information for competitive commercial or business purposes, including persons involved in 
competitive decision-making; and (2) will not, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this 
Protective Order, negotiate, advise, or otherwise work for any person or entity in connection with the 
negotiation of agreements for the sale, licensing, or carriage of video programming, where such 
negotiations are directly adverse to the Submitting Party, provided that this provision does not prohibit 
any such person from (i) participating as a testifying or non-testifying expert (or staff thereto) in any 
litigation or arbitration (including administrative litigation), or (ii) advising any person regarding video 
programming agreements that have already been negotiated, provided that such advice is not directed to 
any current or future negotiations.
9. Procedures for Obtaining Access to Confidential Information. In all cases where access 
to Confidential Information is sought pursuant to Paragraphs 6, 7 or 8, before reviewing or having access 
to any Confidential Information, each person seeking such access shall execute the Declaration in 
Attachment A and file it with the Commission and serve it upon the Submitting Party through their 
Outside Counsel of Record, so that the Declaration is received by the Submitting Party at least five (5) 
business days prior to such person’s reviewing or having access to such Submitting Party’s Confidential 
Information (except if the Submitting Party waives this waiting period in writing).  Each Submitting Party 
shall have an opportunity to object to the disclosure of its Confidential Information to any such persons.  
Any objection must be filed at the Commission and served on Outside Counsel of Record representing, 
retaining, or employing such person as promptly as practicable after receipt of the relevant Declaration.  
Until any such objection is resolved by the Commission and, if appropriate, any court of competent 
jurisdiction prior to any disclosure, and unless such objection is resolved in favor of the person seeking 
access, persons subject to an objection from a Submitting Party shall not have access to Confidential 
Information.  If there is no objection or once such objection is resolved, the Submitting Party shall serve 
the documents of such party containing Confidential Information on the requesting party’s Outside 
Counsel of Record, or if so requested, will make such material available for review at the offices of the 
Submitting Party’s Outside Counsel of Record.
10. Copies of Confidential Information.  Subject to a request for Confidential Information 
submitted pursuant to Paragraph 9, the Submitting Party shall provide a copy of the Confidential 
Information to Authorized Representatives upon request and may charge a reasonable copying fee not to 
exceed twenty five cents per page.  Authorized Representatives may make additional copies of 
Confidential Information but only to the extent required and solely for the preparation and use in this 
proceeding.  The original copy and all other copies of the Confidential Information shall remain in the 
care and control of Authorized Representatives at all times.  Authorized Representatives having custody 
of any Confidential Information shall keep the documents properly and fully secured from access by 
unauthorized persons at all times.
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11. Filing of Declaration.  Counsel for Reviewing Parties shall provide to the Submitting 
Party and the Commission a copy of the attached Declaration for each Authorized Representative within 
five (5) business days after the attached Declaration is executed, or by any other deadline that may be 
prescribed by the Commission.
12. Use of Confidential Information.  Confidential Information shall not be used by any 
person granted access under this Protective Order for any purpose other than for use in this proceeding 
(including any subsequent administrative or judicial review), shall not be used for competitive business 
purposes, and shall not be used or disclosed except in accordance with this Order.  This shall not preclude 
the use of any material or information that is in the public domain or has been developed independently 
by any other person who has not had access to the Confidential Information nor otherwise learned of its 
contents.
13. Pleadings Using Confidential Information.  Submitting Parties and Reviewing Parties 
may, in any pleadings that they file in this proceeding, reference the Confidential Information, but only if 
they comply with the following procedures:
a. Any portions of the pleadings that contain or disclose Confidential Information 
must be designated using double brackets within the pleadings;
b. The unredacted versions containing or disclosing Confidential Information must 
be covered by a separate letter referencing this Protective Order;
c. Each page of any Party’s filing that contains or discloses Confidential 
Information subject to this Order must be clearly marked with the legend specified in Paragraph 4 of this 
Protective Order; and
d. The portion(s) of the pleading containing Confidential Information, to the extent 
they are required to be served, shall be served upon the Secretary of the Commission and Outside Counsel 
of Record for the Parties.  Such portions shall not be placed in the Commission’s public file unless the 
Commission directs otherwise (with notice to the Submitting Party and an opportunity to comment on 
such proposed disclosure).  A Party filing a pleading containing Confidential Information shall also file a 
redacted version of the pleading containing no Confidential Information, which copy shall be placed in 
the Commission’s public files. A Party may provide courtesy copies of pleadings containing Confidential 
Information to Commission staff so long as the notations required by this Paragraph and Paragraph 4 are 
not removed.
14. Client Consultation.  Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent or otherwise restrict 
Outside Counsel of Record from rendering advice to their clients relating to the conduct of this 
proceeding and any subsequent judicial proceeding arising therefrom and, in the course thereof, relying 
generally on examination of Confidential Information; provided, however, that in rendering such advice 
and otherwise communicating with such client, Outside Counsel of Record shall not disclose Highly 
Confidential Information to their clients except as permitted by this Protective Order.
15. Violations of Protective Order.  Should a Reviewing Party that has obtained access to 
Confidential Information under this Protective Order violate any of its terms, it shall immediately convey 
that fact to the Commission and to the Submitting Party.  Further, should such violation consist of 
improper disclosure or use of Confidential Information, the violating party shall take all necessary steps to 
remedy the improper disclosure or use.  The violating party shall also immediately notify the Commission 
and the Submitting Party, in writing, of the identity of each party known or reasonably suspected to have 
obtained the Confidential Information through any such disclosure.  The Commission retains its full 
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authority to fashion appropriate sanctions for violations of this Protective Order, including but not limited 
to suspension or disbarment of attorneys from practice before the Commission, forfeitures, cease and 
desist orders, and denial of further access to Confidential Information in this or any other Commission 
proceeding.  Nothing in this Protective Order shall limit any other rights and remedies available to the 
Submitting Party at law or equity against any party using Confidential Information in a manner not 
authorized by this Protective Order.
16. Termination of Proceeding.  The provisions of this Protective Order shall not terminate at 
the conclusion of this proceeding.  Within two weeks after final resolution of this proceeding (which 
includes any administrative or judicial appeals), persons described in Paragraphs 7 and 8 shall destroy or 
return to the Submitting Party the relevant documents containing Confidential Information of the 
Submitting Party as well as all copies and derivative materials made (regardless of the format in which 
such copies and derivative materials may exist), and the Reviewing Party shall certify in a writing served 
on the Commission and the Submitting Party that no material whatsoever derived from such Confidential 
Information has been retained by any person having access thereto, except that Outside Counsel of 
Record may retain, under the continuing strictures of this Protective Order, two copies (one of which may 
be in electronic format) of all pleadings and exhibits thereto filed in this proceeding, all orders and 
exhibits thereto issued in this proceeding, all transcripts and exhibits thereto created in connection with 
this proceeding, and all attorney work product regardless of whether such pleadings, transcripts or work 
product contain Confidential Information.  Any Confidential Information contained in any copies of such 
documents retained by Outside Counsel of Record to a party pursuant to this Paragraph 16 shall be 
protected from disclosure or use indefinitely in accordance with this Protective Order unless such 
Confidential Information is released from the restrictions of this Protective Order either through 
agreement of the Parties, or pursuant to the order of the Commission or a court having jurisdiction.  The 
provisions of this Paragraph 16 regarding the retention of Confidential Information, any documents 
containing such information, and copies of same, shall not be construed to apply to the Commission or its 
staff.
17. No Waiver of Confidentiality.  Disclosure of Confidential Information as provided herein 
shall not be deemed a waiver by the Submitting Party of any privilege or entitlement to confidential 
treatment of such Confidential Information.  Reviewing Parties, by viewing these materials:  (a) agree not 
to assert any such waiver; (b) agree not to use information derived from any Confidential Information to 
seek disclosure in any other proceeding; and (c) agree that accidental disclosure of Confidential 
Information shall not be deemed a waiver of the privilege.
18. Subpoena by Courts, Departments, or Agencies.  If a court or a federal or state 
department or agency issues a subpoena or orders production of Confidential Information that a party has 
obtained under terms of this Protective Order, such party shall promptly notify in writing each Submitting 
Party of the pendency of such subpoena or order and shall independently use good faith efforts to seek 
confidential treatment of any Confidential Information required to be produced pursuant to such subpoena 
or order.  Consistent with the independent authority of any court, department, or agency, such notification 
must be accomplished such that the Submitting Party has a full opportunity to oppose such production, 
which shall be at least five (5) business days prior to the production or disclosure of any Confidential 
Information.
19. Additional Rights Preserved.  The entry of this Protective Order is without prejudice to 
the rights of the Submitting Party to apply for additional or different protection where it is deemed 
necessary or to the rights of Reviewing Parties to request further or renewed disclosure of Confidential 
Information.
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20. Effect of Protective Order.  This Protective Order constitutes an Order of the Commission 
and also a binding agreement between the Reviewing Party or other person executing the attached 
Declaration and the Submitting Party.
21. Authority.  This Protective Order is issued pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the 
Communications Act as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), (j); 47 C.F.R. § 0.457(d); and Section 4 of the
Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4).
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Attachment A
In the Matter of
Game Show Network, LLC,
Complainant,
v. 
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Defendant
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File No. CSR-8529-P
DECLARATION
I, __________________________________________, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that I 
have read the Protective Order that has been entered by the Commission in this proceeding, and I 
understand it.  I agree to be bound by its terms pertaining to the treatment of Confidential Information 
submitted by parties to this proceeding, and I agree that I shall not disclose or use Confidential 
Information except as allowed by the Protective Order.
Without limiting the foregoing, I acknowledge specifically that my access to any Confidential 
Information obtained as a result of the Protective Order is due solely to my capacity as Outside Counsel 
of Record or other person described in Paragraphs 6, 7 or 8 of the foregoing Protective Order, and that I 
will not use such Confidential Information in any other capacity; nor will I disclose such Confidential 
Information except as specifically provided in the Protective Order.
I acknowledge that it is my obligation to ensure that: (1) Confidential Information provided to me is used 
only as provided in the Protective Order; and (2) documents provided to me containing Confidential 
Information are not duplicated except as specifically permitted by the terms of the Protective Order, and I 
certify that there are in place procedures, at my firm or office, to prevent unauthorized disclosure of 
Confidential Information.
To the extent that I am an outside consultant or expert as defined in Paragraph 8.c of the Protective Order, 
I agree to be bound by the restrictions on my activities set forth in Paragraph 8.c for a period of eighteen 
(18) months from the date of this Protective Order.
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I acknowledge that a violation of the Protective Order is a violation of an order of the Federal 
Communications Commission.  I acknowledge that this Protective Order is also a binding agreement 
between the undersigned and the Submitting Party.
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