The producers of “Jeopardy!” defeated an attempt by Louisiana to collect taxes on over $3.6 million in royalties after the Louisiana Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s decision that the company had no contacts with the state.
Jeopardy Productions Inc. is the branch of Sony’s television division that oversees the operations of the famous game show. All of its revenue comes from distributing the show and licensing its IP.
Jeopardy earned royalties from Louisiana between 2011 and 2014 through agreements with CBS Television Distribution Group to distribute the show to TV stations and International Gaming Tech to use its ...
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