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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."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:20PM
"Company executives have argued in public and in court filings that the service appeals to cord cutters and will help broadcasters keep those viewers.""
Why should the government be concerned with broadcasters keeping their viewers? Why is it the governments job to ensure that broadcasters maintain their customers and income and to regulate the market in such a way as to ensure that a certain business stays in business no matter what?