Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf]

Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by dllthomas on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @03:25PM (#7946224)

Not if you need more than one customer to be "a cable company".

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by Dylan16807 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @05:59PM (#7946994)

Said antenna salesman would have sold antennas to much more than one household.

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by dllthomas on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @06:02PM (#7947008)

But he does not continue to own the antenna, and you do not continue to pay him.

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by shmerl on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @06:07PM (#7947032)

What if he rents you an antenna, but you install it in your house?

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by dllthomas on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @08:29PM (#7947531)

I don't think that's clear, and it would probably call for a new ruling, informed by the particulars of the case...

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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf] by vibrolax on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @10:46PM (#7947896)

The rental of an antenna is not a public performance. Offering a subscription streaming service including broadcast content to the public is a public performance.

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