The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has just rejected an appeal from TV networks against Aereo, concluding that Aereo's system does not infringe the broadcaster's copyrights. The court ruled that Aereo is the same as the Cablevision remote DVR, and that as such, it doesn't infringe the public performance right of broadcasters. The decision for Aereo today clears major legal difficulties for the web-television broadcaster, and will force TV networks to win an appeal at the Supreme Court if they want to shut the streaming service down.
Aereo has been embroiled in a legal battle with TV networks since the service — which allows users to pick up television broadcasts over the web with an Aereo-provided antenna —...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/1/4170312/aereo-wins-major-court-battle-against-tv-networks
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