“Aereo, a TV-over-the-Internet startup whose legal battles have been closely watched, has been ruled illegal by the Supreme Court today. If the company survives at all, its business model will have to change drastically, and it will have to pay fees to the television companies it has been fighting in court for more than two years. In a 6-3 opinion (PDF), 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. The court’s majority accepts the copyright arguments of the TV broadcasters who initiated the lawsuits against Aereo.”
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/supreme-court-puts-aereo-out-of-business/
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