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Sometimes the most complicated international media disputes start with something simple—like a blacked-out football game. What began as a mysteriously missing broadcast has turned into a full-blown cross-border legal brawl involving trademark raids, dueling injunctions, the Murdochs, and a steadily growing pile of contempt fines. The only thing missing is the Pentagon, which at the moment has other commitments. The Ellisons, who are marshaling a $111 billion merger through regulation and possible divestitures, might pay heed.
