Washington, D.C. – In an unusual move that raised the stakes in a major copyright battle between broadcast television networks and the upstart Aereo service, Aereo Inc. on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve the dispute, even though it won in the court below.

Broadcasters have argued that Aereo’s individualized transmission of shows to its customers threatens the industry by bypassing cable and satellite systems that pay for permission to broadcast their programming.

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