Internet TV streaming service Aereo, which suspended its operations July 28 following the Supreme Court copyright decision in favour of US broadcasters, has filed a letter with the lower court suggesting that after the Supreme Court’s decision, Aereo should be recognised as a cable system with respect to its method of transmission and licensed as such, paying appropriate fees.
Similar antenna-based service FilmOn Networks announced early July that its combination of teleporter technology and remote antennas will operate under Section 111 of the Copyright Act 1976.
In a letter to Aereo users and supporters, CEO Chet Kanojia said it had been the operator’s mission to build a lawful technology that would provide consumers with more choice and alternatives in how they watch television. “We believed that providing an innovative cloud-based individual antenna would provide consumers with a convenient way to use an antenna to watch the live, free-to-air signals broadcast over public spectrum that belongs to them,” he wrote.
“Unfortunately, on June 25, the United States Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision in favor of Aereo, dealing a massive setback to consumers. With this most recent decision and in the spirit of remaining in compliance, we chose to pause our operations last week as we consulted with the lower court to map out our next steps,” he continued, advising that a letter had been filed with the lower court.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/5476-cq-aereo-continues-battle-in-lower-court.html
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