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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by euroclydon on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @11:27AM (#7944541)
I haven't given Aereo much thought, but it seems like, if I could rent a VPS in Miami, I could watch Miami Dolphins games online for the cost of Aereo plus the VPS. That would be like $30/mo for 5 months. $150 total -- much cheaper than the NFL Sunday Ticket.

That alone is a big loophole!!!

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by bmelton on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @11:39AM (#7944627)
I'm pretty sure they at least attempt to limit your antenna to one in a nearby area to you, though I'm not a customer, so I can't say how effectively they disallow it.

That said, I'm apparently in a suburb of Baltimore, and when I visit the aerio site, I only see access to Baltimore services... suggesting that I'd have a hard, if not impossible time getting an antenna in Miami.

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by euroclydon on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @11:55AM (#7944732)
That's why I mentioned the VPS. A quick search for "Miami VPS" reveals $20 options which would do the trick.

http://www.hostvirtual.com/datacenters/miami

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