The issue of whether Aereo can be treated...
The issue of whether Aereo can be treated as a cable system will be considered in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, ruled the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an order issued Thursday. “We leave it to the…
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district court to consider whether the issues are properly raised in these cases and, if so, to rule on the issues in the first instance.” In response to a broadcaster request for a nationwide injunction against Aereo, the streaming TV service has argued that the majority opinion in its recent Supreme Court loss means it should be treated as a cable system, and be eligible for the same copyright license such systems use (CD July 11 p10). The U.S Copyright Office has said that Aereo doesn’t qualify for such a license (CD July 18 p18).