2013年10月11日星期五

Supreme Court in Aereo fight Over-the-air television networks rankled by Aereo\'s service

[url=http://www.lvhandbag.us title=lv handbag]lv handbag[/url]Broadcasters petition Supreme Court in Aereo fight Over-the-air television networks rankled by Aereo\'s service are asking the US Supreme Court to weigh in, saying courts have drawn conflicting conclusions and the service threatens the broadcast industry。時計 通販 Joan E。 Solsman by Joan E。 Solsman October 11, 2013 12:44 PM PDT 31 CommentsFacebook0Twitter134Linked In12More An array of Aereo antennae Aereo\'s arrays of dime-sized antennae。[url=http://www.louisvuittonshoponline.us title=louis vuitton shop online]louis vuitton shop online[/url] (Credit: Aereo) Television broadcasters Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to get involved in their fight against Aereo, the online service that streams their over-the-air programming to its paying members。louis vuitton monogram Aereo, which is backed by IAC Chairman Barry Diller, uses tiny individual antennas to let consumers watch live, local broadcasts on some Internet-connected devices and store shows in a cloud-based DVR。 Television giants including Disney\'s ABC, CBS (the parent of CNET), Fox, and Comcast\'s NBCUniversal sued Aereo, alleging that the service violates their copyrights and that Aereo must pay them。 Related stories Aereo wins battle against Boston TV station seeking injunction Aereo announces Android app launch on October 22 TV networks will reportedly seek Supreme Court review of Aereo Aereo delays Chicago launch due to \'issues\' on testing site Aereo expansion marches on to Columbus, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Indianapolis In the petition Friday, the broadcasters asked the court to decide whether the performance of their copyrighted programming via Aereo is \"public\" and therefore prohibited by the copyright law, or if Aereo is engaged in tens of thousands of \"private\" performances to paying strangers, as the online company has argued successfully。[url=http://www.goldrolex.info title=ロレックス 時計]ロレックス 時計[/url] The Supreme Court should review the case, the broadcasters argue in the petition, because courts outside the Second Circuit based in New York have been shutting down similar services, setting up court conflict。replica louis vuitton wallet The petition also argued that the Second Circuit decision in Aereo\'s favor is rapidly and deeply harming the television industry。 \"The decision below has far-reaching adverse consequences for the broadcast television industry, making the need for this Court\'s review urgent and acute,\" said the petition。 Adding that \"while conduct like Aereo\'s is being enjoined throughout the rest of the country, it is allowed to flourish in the largest national market。[url=http://www.rolexonsale.info title=ロレックス 中古]ロレックス 中古[/url]\" \"Inside the Second Circuit, technical detail trumps common sense,\" said the petition。コピー腕時計 Aereo spokeswoman Virginia Lam said, \"We will respond, as appropriate, in due course。\" A Fox spokesman said the filing Friday underscores the company\'s resolve。 \"Make 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and all of the decisions have been rulings on injunctions, rather than any rulings after a main trial。 In addition, the case that Aereo has relied on as precedent -- a 2008 Cablevision case over copyright and DVR technology -- was appealed to the Supreme Court too, and the court denied the petition。 Those could work against broadcasters\' chances of being granted a Supreme Court review。[url=http://www.buyrolexsale.info title=時計 コピー]時計 コピー[/url] However, broadcasters have been successful in shutting down a similar service run by a different company, FilmOn X, with injunctions in Los Angeles and D。louis vuitton purseC。 courts。 The Ninth Circuit, if it affirms the Los Angeles decision, could set up a conflicting circuit court decision that makes a Supreme Court hearing more likely。[url=http://www.lvhandbag.us title=lv handbag]lv handbag[/url] Aereo has said in the past that there has been no legal discovery conducted that even confirms its own technology is akin to FilmOn X\'s。ロレックス 偽物 In April, Aereo prevailed in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed a New York-based district court\'s decision to deny a preliminary injunction motion from television networks that would have prevented Aereo from transmitting the broadcasts to its subscribers。 The networks followed up by requesting the case be reheard before a full panel of judges, which was also denied in July by the majority。 However, a dissenting opinion signed by two judges called Aereo a \"sham。[url=http://www.sellfc.com title=gucci messenger bag]gucci messenger bag[/url]\" Earlier this week, a judge in US District Court in Massachusetts denied a preliminary injunction against Aereo sought by Hearst and its Boston broadcast TV station, WCVB。ロレックス 偽物 Aereo also faces another suit filed in Utah。 CBS and \"My TV\" affiliates owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group as well as a Fox station filed their complaint last week。 Update, 1:11 p。[url=http://www.sellerfc.com title=louis vuitton handbag]louis vuitton 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