NFL, MLB Urge Supreme Court to Take Aereo Case
Sports would move to pay TV, leagues argue
The National Football League and Major League Baseball have joined with broadcasters in asking the Supreme Court to shut down Aereo. In an amicus brief filed with the court, the NFL and MLB said that the lower court decisions supporting Aereo's business model would damage the leagues' business model, which relies on lucrative licensing deals with broadcasters.
Broadcasters petitioned the Supreme Court last month to review their copyright infringement case against the streaming TV service, which gets around the copyright law by renting a dime-sized antenna to subscribers.
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