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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by harryh on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @03:21PM (#7946198)
The intent of the law is to allow over the air broadcasts (seen as a public good) to exist without completely undermining the ability of content creators to get paid.
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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by Dylan16807 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @07:14PM (#7947300)
How does a stereotypical cable company undermine payment for the public performance? They are only assisting in the reception of the performance for people with bad antenna locations. The stereotypical cable company doesn't extend the range, either, it's just a shared antenna.
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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by harryh on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @07:34PM (#7947357)
Cable companies pay the broadcasters rebroadcasting fees.
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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by Dylan16807 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @08:00PM (#7947445)
I meant before the law was passed, when they didn't pay those fees. I cannot figure out how payment is undermined on a free broadcast. Can you explain how to me?
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