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posted by Dopefish on Friday February 21 2014, @12:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-doesn't-kill-you-makes-you-stronger dept.

Fluffeh writes:

"Although there are arguments scheduled for 22 April in the Supreme Court, US District Judge Dale Kimball of Utah ruled against Aereo which effectively bans it in Utah along with the rest of the 10th Circuit, which includes Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

Kimball ruled that Aereo's retransmission of Plaintiffs' copyrighted programs "is indistinguishable from a cable company and falls squarely within the language of the Transmit Clause." He didn't buy Aereo's argument that its system of renting a tiny antenna to each customer allows it to avoid the "Transmit Clause" of the 1976 Copyright Act, which determines what kind of "transmissions" of copyrighted material must pay licensing fees."

 
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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Fluffeh on Friday February 21 2014, @12:32PM

    by Fluffeh (954) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 21 2014, @12:32PM (#4265) Journal

    You know, that's a great point. I will try to keep this in mind the next time I submit a story :)

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  • (Score: 1) by cockroach on Friday February 21 2014, @12:38PM

    by cockroach (2266) on Friday February 21 2014, @12:38PM (#4267)

    Heh, thanks, that would be appreciated!