Aereo, a startup that streams TV content to Web-connected devices with the use of tiny antennas, won another legal battle Monday in its war with broadcast networks. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s ruling that denied 17 broadcasters a preliminary injunction against Aereo on the grounds that streaming TV content to individual subscribers does not constitute a public performance under the Copyright Act. The Court cited a Cablevision ruling as a precedent.
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Court Rules Broadcasters Can't Pull the Plug on Aereo
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 2, 2013 05:00 AMAereo, a startup that streams TV content to Web-connected devices with the use of tiny antennas, won another legal battle Monday in its war with broadcast networks. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s ruling that denied 17 broadcasters a preliminary injunction against Aereo on the grounds that streaming TV content to individual subscribers does not constitute a public performance under the Copyright Act. The Court cited a Cablevision ruling as a precedent.