Supreme Court Weighs Whether Aereo Is Simply Circumventing Copyright Law

Cloud computing also a concern

Aereo could be in trouble. For more than an hour today, the Supreme Court weighed arguments that could change the future of TV. If Aereo wins, it could threaten the billions of dollars in retransmission fees that broadcasters collect from cable and satellite companies. But no matter how many times Aereo attorney David Frederick tried to explain the antenna-based system to the Supreme Court, the justices just couldn't shake the conclusion that it was simply a legal loophole.

“Your technological model is based solely on circumventing legal prohibitions that you don’t want to comply with,” said chief justice John Roberts, addressing Frederick.

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