Dive summary:
- Major broadcast networks, including Walt Disney Co, ABC and Comcast, have failed in their attempt to overturn the ruling that online TV service Aereo is not violating copyright laws.
- The service takes digital over-the-air signals and rebroadcasts them online; the original suit claimed Aereo was violating copyright laws by publicly displaying the content.
- Last July, a judge ruled Aereo's rebroadcasting was not a public performance and therefore not covered under copyright law; according to appellate judges, the plaintiffs are not likely to succeed in overturning the ruling.
From the article:
"Aereo said that its service gives subscribers access to broadcast programming and lets them record it using remotely located individual antennas and digital video recorders for playback later. That constitutes a private performance under copyright law, Aereo said."
