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India-Born Technocrat Loses Battle With Top U.S. Broadcasters
WASHINGTON: In a huge blow to an India-born technocrat's streaming television startup Aereo, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favour of America's biggest television broadcasters saying it violates the Copyright Act.
Using thousands of miniature TV antennas, the online TV platform founded by Chaitanya 'Chet' Kanojia Aereo scoops up the freely available signals of local stations in cities like New York, Boston and Atlanta.
A group of broadcasters sued Aereo in early 2012 before it had even launched in its first market, New York, according to CBS News.
The broadcasters asserted that Aereo violated copyright laws by allowing "public performances" of their TV shows. Aereo said it was only enabling private screenings, just like off-the-shelf TV antennas do.
The U.S. Supreme Court, which heard the case in April, Wednesday rejected Aereo's argument that it is only a provider of equipment and decided that, for purposes of copyright law, the service should effectively be treated like a cable company.
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Source: IANS
