3 thoughts on “Broadcasters Blast ‘Nonsensical’ Aereo Ruling in Supreme Court Response”
I hope the Supremes take the case (or let the lower court ruling stand).
A consumer can already re transmit television content over the internet to a remote location using a Slingbox or a Tivo. The only difference is the consumer owns the hardware and the antenna. How can this process suddenly become illegal because the consumer rents the hardware and antenna?
The implications for the cable companies and local networks could be huge if Aereo prevails… not due to Aereo’s small number of subscribers, but instead of paying retransmission fees the cablecos could launch their own antenna rental service, or contract Aereo, to feed their customers. Of course, at least one of the channels said they’d take all their good content to cable if they don’t win. Fine, we’ll auction off their spectrum to someone else. The networks should focus their resources on giving Hulu better terms, beefing up their own regional online presences, etc instead of fighting (and thus far losing) in court.
I hope the Supremes take the case (or let the lower court ruling stand).
A consumer can already re transmit television content over the internet to a remote location using a Slingbox or a Tivo. The only difference is the consumer owns the hardware and the antenna. How can this process suddenly become illegal because the consumer rents the hardware and antenna?
The implications for the cable companies and local networks could be huge if Aereo prevails… not due to Aereo’s small number of subscribers, but instead of paying retransmission fees the cablecos could launch their own antenna rental service, or contract Aereo, to feed their customers. Of course, at least one of the channels said they’d take all their good content to cable if they don’t win. Fine, we’ll auction off their spectrum to someone else. The networks should focus their resources on giving Hulu better terms, beefing up their own regional online presences, etc instead of fighting (and thus far losing) in court.