rebus9
join:2002-03-26
Tampa Bay | How is it legal? I have no love for cable companies or broadcasters, but I'd love to know the legal foundation which permits re-broadcasting copyrighted content (by any method, over the air or via network) without permission. |
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 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | According to Leo LaPort at TWiT it has something to do with the rulings on Slingbox. |
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 ·AT&T U-Verse
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| Actually they are not rebroadcasting the service. What Aereo is doing- is what Slingbox does but takes it a step farther. It's basically co-locating your antenna and using Sling to shoot it across the Internet. Each person has their own antenna and DVR space; they pay for their own antennas, etc. If they were rebroadcasting- they would have ONE antenna split among everyone but they don't, which is how the Slingbox rulings could come in to play. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | How is the content not retransmitted when/if the bit rate is changed? The content is received, stored, altered, and then transmitted, regardless of how many receivers exist. |
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·AT&T U-Verse
·MegaPath
| By the way Aereo and Slingbox are set up- you already paid for the content- so you already have the rights to stream it to yourself. As long as you don't charge for it- it wouldn't be retransmitting.
Retransmitting- would be as a MSO, IPTV provider or D* provider. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | said by TBusiness:As long as you don't charge for it- it wouldn't be retransmitting. So, the $12/mth fee? |
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