said by Kalmus:There are no other Court of Appeals rulings on the issue addressed by the 2d Circuit in the Aereo case.
Not yet, but the FilmOn case is pending in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The 9th Circuit has historically been friendly to copyright holders, as it is Hollywood's home circuit. (Most famously, the Court ruled against Sony in the Betamax case.)
said by Kalmus:The case was presented to SCOTUS like virtually all cases it hears - by writ of certiorari. Whether SCOTUS accepts a writ of cert is discretionary and requires an affirmative vote by 4 of the 9 justices. Money plays no role in what the SCOTUS justices decide to hear.
The case was presented to the Supreme Court as a
petition for certiorari. The Supreme Court decides whether or not to issue a writ.
