[opendtv] Re: Broadcasters Ask Supreme Court to Intervene Over Aereo
- From: Mike Tsinberg <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "<opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:34:52 +0000
First cable systems acted exactly in the same way. They would install antenna
on a high ground then split and retransmit the signal to paying subscribers.
I agree the sling box model does not apply because its an extender of
individual service not retransmission for a fee.
Best Regards,
Mike Tsinberg
http://keydigital.com
On Oct 14, 2013, at 10:38 AM, "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Oct 14, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The Slingbox model is very clearly a personal one: the user's individual
>> Slingbox deliver's one stream to the user.
>>
>> Aereo's claim is that they use individual antennas for each subscriber.
>> Every engineer I know believes they use an antenna array that splits the
>> signals to all subscribers, making them more like a cable system than like
>> Slingbox.
>>
>> Unfortunately for the broadcasters, they didn't have any of those engineers
>> testify in the first trial. Once there's a court decision, it's very tough
>> to get appellate courts to consider new basic facts; the appeals process is
>> geared towards errors of legal process.
>
> Clearly Mark has his finger on the key point, but he raises another issue
> that the courts may not have considered. Is it the antenna or the tuner that
> must be personal?
>
> Many residential building in NYC have community antennas, perhaps even Mark's
> building. One antenna array makes signals available to everyone in the
> building. But the residents use their personal TVs/tuners to receive these
> broadcasts. I'm not aware of broadcasters every being concerned about this
> reality.
>
> If Aereo uses a master antenna to feed individual tuners, I doubt that there
> is a copyright violation.
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
>
> - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at
> FreeLists.org
>
> - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
> unsubscribe in the subject line.
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at
FreeLists.org
- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
unsubscribe in the subject line.
Other related posts: