To argue now that Cablevision’s “first instance” retransmission licenses somehow conferred immunity from liability on its second-instance RS-DVR service that is not available to Aereo, as the deputy solicitor general tried… Read more »
The Supreme Court is worried that granting the broadcasters’ request to shut down Aereo would imperil cloud computing – but the Justices also expressed deep skepticism about Aereo’s tiny antenna design. Read more »
The fight over Aereo, which has had the TV industry buzzing for months, is going to the Supreme Court on Tuesday: here’s what you need to know. Read more »
If Aereo loses in court it’s done. But even if it wins there’s nothing to stop broadcasters themselves from eventually providing streaming access to their broadcast signals, potentially at no cost… Read more »
The outcome of the Aereo case could turn on whether a majority of the justices can get comfortable distinguishing Aereo from Cablevision, allowing them to craft an opinion that finds Aereo… Read more »
An appeals court has ruled that a blogger is a member of the media for the purposes of defamation law — another decision that helps support the idea of protecting acts… Read more »
Aereo must go before the Supreme Court next week to explain how its tiny antenna service, which has rattled the TV industry, is legal. Here’s how it will make the case. Read more »
Aereo has plans to expand to 50 cities within the next 18 months if it wins its Supreme Court case, reports the Houston Chronicle, which recently got a tour of the… Read more »
The Supreme Court is hearing what many regard as the most important patent case in years, which is expected to provide new rules on what can and can’t be patented. Read more »