Broadcasters Score Court Victory Against FilmOn

D.C. Circuit ruling runs counter to Aereo decision

Broadcasters scored a major victory against FilmOn X, an Aereo-like pay service that streams TV stations over the Internet.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction against the service, handing broadcasters including Fox, NBC Universal, Telemundo, ABC, CBS, Allbritton Communications and Gannett Co. the second court win out of three court decisions in their ongoing copyright fight.

The order bars FilmOn X from continuing to distribute local TV signals over the Internet without permission from broadcasters in Washington, D.C.,

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