Online TV Service Aereo Launches as Lawsuits Swirl
Streaming TV startup Aereo launched this week in the New York market, amid lawsuits claiming copyright infringement. A lawsuit by CBS, NBC, and ABC, led to this terse joint statement:
“This service is based on the illegal use of our content. Beyond that, we believe the complaint speaks for itself.”
WABC president and general manager Dave Davis tells FishbowlNY that based on two lawsuits, he wasn’t able to comment.
“It’s in the lawyers hands,” Davis admits.
After the broadcast networks filed a suit against Aereo, the new company retaliated with a countersuit.
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