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Re:An Update on Aereo by qq66 on Saturday June 28, 2014 @11:01AM (#7958352)
Many beams of publicly accessible light are regulated. You can't tape the Simpsons off the air and sell your own DVD box sets.
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Re:An Update on Aereo by crunchcaptain on Saturday June 28, 2014 @11:21AM (#7958398)
But I could sell you a VCR. I might even let you store it at my house since I have better reception than you. Wait, that would be illegal...
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Re:An Update on Aereo by EpicEng on Saturday June 28, 2014 @01:11PM (#7958688)
Nope, it wouldn't be. It's the reselling en masse that they have a problem with.
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Re:An Update on Aereo by zaroth on Saturday June 28, 2014 @07:10PM (#7959688)
Right, how does all this impact the I-DVR that I rent to my "friend" for $10 in BTC each month, to defray the cost of my internet bill?

It would be interesting to see a decentralized Aereo make another go at this.

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Re:An Update on Aereo by qq66 on Monday June 30, 2014 @01:25AM (#7963794)
It's actually illegal to sell a VCR that does not honor the do-not-copy transmitted signal. The courts and legislature generally sanction the activity, not the tool.
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