There may be some merit to this case.
Current (the over-the-grid communications carrier) would find it difficult to separate itself from (Gore's) Current Media if, in the future, it actually carried the (Gore) network over its network.
(Gore's) network might be seen as a subsidiary of the carrier.
Who is the publisher that is owned by Viacom that "conveniently" hawks it books on faux-news shows on its own TV network (CBS).
My guess is, they (grid carrier) would not want that to be the appearance. (Duzzat make sense to anyone but me????)
Sorry, 4th sentence was menat to be a question as I forgot the name of the book publisher involved.