While the real Aereo game is still in the Supreme Court later this spring, the court in the Utah installment of the Aereo litigation is gearing up for some activity. The Swami has something to say about that.… Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has decided that now would be a good time to consider the arguments arising from the Second Circuit's Aereo decisions to date.… Continue Reading
The opposing factions in the Aereo War seem to have agreed on a time (now) and a place (the Supreme Court) for their Armageddon. Now if only the Court will cooperate.… Continue Reading
Score a big one for the broadcasters! A federal district judge in the District of Columbia has enjoined the service formerly known as AereoKiller from operating its dime-sized antenna set-up anywhere in the country (except in New York, Connecticut or Vermont).… Continue Reading
Even those practiced in the art of appellate advocacy have trouble correctly guessing, on the basis of oral arguments, how a court will ultimately rule. Here's YOUR chance to listen in to the recent Aereokiller argument and try to figure out what's likely to happen next.… Continue Reading
At first blush, the Ninth Circuit decision allowing Dish to continue to offer its "Hopper" service may not look great for broadcasters, but let's not hop to any conclusions just yet.… Continue Reading
Put another one in the "W" column for Aereo. The Second Circuit has denied the petition for en banc review filed by the broadcast plaintiffs last April.… Continue Reading
A new law proposed by John McCain looks to address multiple aspects of TV in the MVPD era, including bundling, broadcast abandonment and blackouts.… Continue Reading
If you were to buy into Fox's over-the-top reaction to the Second Circuit's recent decision in the Aereo proceeding, you might get the impression that that decision marks some major, and possibly irreversible, turning point. But that's why you read CommLawBlog, right?… Continue Reading
We could be on a direct path to the Supreme Court, as a federal judge in California has disagreed with the way the Second Circuit in New York interprets copyright law.… Continue Reading
The Second Circuit has affirmed an injunction preventing ivi TV, the would-be online "cable system", from carrying over-the-air content.… Continue Reading
FilmOn.com, the upstart service that purported to be enough like a cable service to be entitled to retransmit broadcast programming without the broadcasters' permission, appears to be gone. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, "BarryDriller.com" has emerged to take its place.… Continue Reading
Welcome to the latest bout in the Alternate Video Delivery System Smackdown Series. In this corner, the upstart challenger, Aereo; in that corner, pretty much every major broadcast network.… Continue Reading
