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Aereo Makes Unusual Move in Networks' Bid for S. Ct. Review

By Tony Mauro
December 31, 2013

In an unusual move that raised the stakes in the major copyright battle between broadcast television networks and the upstart Aereo TV service, Aereo Inc. is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the dispute, even though it won in the court below. Broadcasters argue that Aereo's individualized transmission of shows to its customers via tiny antennas threatens the industry by bypassing cable and satellite systems that pay for permission to broadcast their programming.

Aereo, represented by veteran Supreme Court advocate David Frederick of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, filed a brief that ordinarily would be labeled a “brief in opposition,” opposing High Court review because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in Aereo's favor. WNET v. Aereo, 712 F.3d 676 (2d. Cir. 2013).

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