The Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the Broadcast Networks suit against Aereo Tuesday, April 22.
Broadcast Networks vs. Aereo
Aereo is a new company that combines free antenna television access to public networks with the facility and perks of streaming video and a DVR. Essentially, Aereo uses antennas to transmit television broadcast signals directly to individual subscribers. Subscribers can record certain shows, which will be stored in the cloud (internet storage) and be accessible to any connected mobile device.
Aereo may sound like an extension of Netflix Instant Watch or Hulu, or even a regular cable or dish subscription, but what makes it different is it’s use of free antenna signals. Because Aereo uses antennas to receive broadcast TV signals, the company doesn’t pay the broadcast networks for their content, as cable companies do. As a result, the broadcasting networks, NBC, Fox, CBS, PBS, Univision, Telemundo and ABC...
Broadcast Networks vs. Aereo
Aereo is a new company that combines free antenna television access to public networks with the facility and perks of streaming video and a DVR. Essentially, Aereo uses antennas to transmit television broadcast signals directly to individual subscribers. Subscribers can record certain shows, which will be stored in the cloud (internet storage) and be accessible to any connected mobile device.
Aereo may sound like an extension of Netflix Instant Watch or Hulu, or even a regular cable or dish subscription, but what makes it different is it’s use of free antenna signals. Because Aereo uses antennas to receive broadcast TV signals, the company doesn’t pay the broadcast networks for their content, as cable companies do. As a result, the broadcasting networks, NBC, Fox, CBS, PBS, Univision, Telemundo and ABC...
- 4/23/2014
- Uinterview
Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet.
The high court heard arguments in a dispute between television broadcasters and Aereo Inc., which takes free television signals from the airwaves and charges subscribers to watch the programs on laptop computers, smartphones and even their large-screen televisions. The case has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry.
There was a good measure of skepticism about Aereo’s approach, sometimes leavened with humor. Chief Justice John Roberts...
The high court heard arguments in a dispute between television broadcasters and Aereo Inc., which takes free television signals from the airwaves and charges subscribers to watch the programs on laptop computers, smartphones and even their large-screen televisions. The case has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry.
There was a good measure of skepticism about Aereo’s approach, sometimes leavened with humor. Chief Justice John Roberts...
- 4/22/2014
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
If you thought that the legal dispute between Aereo and the broadcasters was combative, it paled compared with today’s one-hour hearing at the Supreme Court. In oral arguments before the nine Justices, both sides took some heavy blows, but the Barry Diller-backed streaming service definitely took one to the jaw from Chief Justice John Roberts. “Your technological model is based solely on circumventing legal prohibitions that you don’t want to comply with,” Roberts told Aereo attorney David Frederick during the presentation before a packed chamber. “There’s no reason for you to have 10,000 dime-sized antennas except to get around the Copyright Act,” he said. Added Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ”You are the only player so far that pays no royalties whatsoever.” Coming after arguments from the broadcasters by former Solicitor General Paul Clement and current Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart, Frederick started off his presentation by...
- 4/22/2014
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Editors Note: This is the second of three Deadline posts that lay out the issues in the Aereo case, which Deadline Legal Editor Dominic Patten will cover from the Supreme Court next week. Today: An interview with former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, who is serving as an adviser to the broadcasters in their case against the streaming service. Related: The ABCs Of Aereo: What Is Aereo And Why Are Broadcasters Taking It To The Supreme Court? On April 22, Aereo and major broadcasters will have their day in the Supreme Court. Broadcasters will say Aereo is stealing their copyrighted material, end of story. The Barry Diller-backed streaming service that launched in early 2012 will say it merely rents antennas to consumers so they can watch TV that’s already available for free over the public airwaves. Both sides will be represented by lawyers who know the Supreme Court well. David Frederick of D.
- 4/17/2014
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Financial Editor
- Deadline TV
Los Angeles, Jan. 9, 2014 — The Society of Camera Operators (Soc) will present its Camera Operator of the Year Awards at their Annual Awards Event, as announced today by Soc Vice President and Awards Executive Producer David Frederick, Soc. The black-tie celebration announcing the winners will be held on February 15, 2014 at the Skirball Cultural Center. The Soc donates all proceeds from the Awards Event to the Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to help children overcome their vision deficits. As previously announced, this year.s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are Chris Haarhoff, Soc/Camera Operator (Saving Private Ryan, Fight Club, Almost Famous), William Coe/Camera Technician (The Avengers, J. Edgar, Jersey Boys), Barry Wetcher, Smpsp/Still Photographer (Goodfellas, Quiz Show, Sherlock Holmes) and Jack Carpenter/Mobile Camera Platform Operator (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Crash, The Matrix). The Distinguished Service Award recipient is Stan McClain, Soc (National Security, Almost Famous, Any Given Sunday...
- 1/9/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Washington, August 12: Less than 50 percent of the women confessed that they get bothered when their male partner wants them to share expenses for their dates, a study has revealed.
David Frederick co-authored the study with Janet Lever, of California State University, Los Angeles, and Rosanna Hertz, of Wellesley College.
Conventional notions of chivalry dictate that on a "date," the man pays, whereas egalitarian ideals suggest gender should not determine who pays for the entertainment expenses.
This research examines the extent to which people embrace or reject these competing notions after nearly 50 years of feminism..
David Frederick co-authored the study with Janet Lever, of California State University, Los Angeles, and Rosanna Hertz, of Wellesley College.
Conventional notions of chivalry dictate that on a "date," the man pays, whereas egalitarian ideals suggest gender should not determine who pays for the entertainment expenses.
This research examines the extent to which people embrace or reject these competing notions after nearly 50 years of feminism..
- 8/12/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
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