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posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the justice-for-whom dept.

Fluffeh writes:

"Following up on our earlier story, the Justice Department has filed in the Supreme Court supporting Broadcasters in their case against Aereo the company that rents a small antenna for each customer, lets them record free to air TV, the streams it back to them anywhere.

The Justice Department argues that by doing so, they are allowing their customers to 'gain access to copyrighted content in the first instance, the same service that cable companies have traditionally provided.' but do so without paying broadcasters a license fee to do so. Aereo has argued that it isn't violating federal copyright laws and isn't threatening the future of the broadcast industry. Company executives have argued in public and in court filings that the service appeals to cord cutters and will help broadcasters keep those viewers."

 
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  • (Score: 0) by nightsky30 on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:53PM

    by nightsky30 (1818) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:53PM (#11297)

    I see Aereo doing nothing wrong. Perhaps someone else's pockets are being filled, and Aereo loses. It's a very sad situation.

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