Beet Commentary: Is Aereo Decision Just Napster Déjà Vu?

What some thought would bring about the death of television as we know it encountered its own major setback last Wednesday when the Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that had been in favor of Aereo. The Supreme Court’s reasoning was that the “cloud-based television antenna” that allowed subscribers to access over-the-air broadcast television […]

 
 

Furious Minds’ Swartz: Litigation for Broadcasters Is Not the Answer

Upon online video company Aereo’s announcement on April 23 that they will be expanding to Boston, CBS executive Dana McClintock responded via Twitter that the network would take Aereo back to court. Furious Minds founder and CEO Ashley Swartz reports. “We will sue, and stealing our signal will be found to be illegal in Boston, just as […]