{"id":4351,"date":"2012-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2012\/07\/12\/aereo-allowed-to-continue-streaming-despite-lawsuits\/"},"modified":"2012-07-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T00:00:00","slug":"aereo-allowed-to-continue-streaming-despite-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/aereo-allowed-to-continue-streaming-despite-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Aereo Allowed to Continue Streaming Despite Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK: The online TV service Aereo, which is backed by Barry Diller, has been cleared to continue operating, after a federal judge denied a temporary injunction sought by broadcasters such as CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX. FOX, CBS, NBC and 14 other broadcasters previously filed copyright infringement suits against Aereo. Today, a U.S. District Court judge rejected the broadcasters’ request to shut down the service. Aereo, which launched in March, operates a network of tiny antennas that deliver broadcast television over the Internet. For $12 per month, customers can watch broadcast TV on their iOS or Roku devices, including tablets. The argument is that over-the-air television is available freely to anyone who owns an antenna, however the broadcasters say that "no amount of technological gimmickry" alters the copyright law. Aereo has filed a countersuit against the broadcasters, alleging that it does not infringe on any copyrights. NEW YORK: The online TV service Aereo, which is backed by Barry Diller, has been cleared to continue operating, after a federal judge denied a temporary injunction sought by broadcasters such as CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX. FOX, CBS, NBC and 14 other broadcasters previously filed copyright infringement suits against Aereo. Today, a U.S. District …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n
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