Arative
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I don't use the service but I was hoping that the SCOTUS would side with technology.
Supreme Court rules against Aereo - Jun. 25, 2014
Supreme Court rules against Aereo - Jun. 25, 2014
Supreme Court rules against Aereo
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Falstaff
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Agraza
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I agree with the dissent that they did exploit a loophole in the law, but I disagree that they shouldn't pay for the access. I think congress should change the law so they fall under it, and that the court should have ruled differently. Broadcast television needs to be able to make money to make shows, and if cable companies followed Aereo down this path then they would lose a lot of the return on developing content. Of course broadcast television is probably going to die anyway, but we're decades out from that.
chaos
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Broadcast television still makes money if people watch via Aereo or traditionally, they have no way of differentiating the two. They don't want this because they want to move away from the ad supported model and towards a pay model like everyone else.
Good ruling. If Aereo won the networks would of left the air waves for pay tv eventually. Consumers benefit far more leaving them on airwaves in the long run.
