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iwoloschin writes:

The United States Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 against Aereo, saying that Aereo's scheme to lease out thousands of tiny antennas doesn't differentiate it from a cable company, and therefore Aereo violates copyright law. "In a 6-3 opinion (PDF) written by Justice Steven Breyer, Aereo was found to violate copyright law. According to the opinion, the company is the equivalent of a cable company, which must pay licensing fees when broadcasting over-the-air content. "Viewed in terms of Congress; regulatory objectives, these behind-the-scenes technological differences do not distinguish Aereo's system from cable systems, which do perform publicly," reads the opinion."

1. "iwoloschin" - https://soylentnews.org/~iwoloschin/
2. "The United States Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 against Aereo" - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/supreme-court-puts-aereo-out-of-business/
3. "opinion (PDF)" - http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-461_l537.pdf

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