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May 08, 2015 |

Reduced to Scrap, Aereo Makes Peace With Broadcasters

Three years after Aereo Inc. first rattled the broadcast television industry with its online TV streaming service, the company's copyright battle with the nation's major networks is finally over.
2 minute read
January 16, 2015 |

Bridging the Gap Between Copyright and Communications Law

The fate of Aereo Inc. spotlights the tension between copyright and communications laws, which have not been significantly revised since the 1990s, and the emergent technologies of the digital era.
8 minute read
December 29, 2014 |

Order Paves Way for Aereo Asset Sale

But the TV broadcasters whose copyright claims drove Aereo into bankruptcy will be paying close attention as bidders pick over the company's carcass.
2 minute read
December 17, 2014 |

Broadcasters Pursue Aereo in Bankruptcy Tug-of-War

After driving online TV startup Aereo out of business, the broadcast networks are fighting to lift a hold on litigation stemming from the company's Chapter 11 filing so they can press their infringement claims and secure their pound of flesh.
3 minute read
December 08, 2014 |

CBS Deal Ends Blackout, Litigation Risk for Dish

After failing for two years to neutralize Dish Network's ad-skipping AutoHop feature in the courts, CBS reached a deal over the weekend that will keep the ads flowing.
3 minute read
October 09, 2014 |

Decision on TVEyes Service Extends Fair Use for Databases

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini discuss the recent decision in 'Fox News v. TVEyes,' which allowed a searchable database to incorporate copyrighted works in their entirety and provide users with excerpts as a fair use. In approving these key features, the court followed the trail blazed by 'Authors Guild v. Hathi Trust' and 'Authors Guild v. Google' which held that electronic libraries of books created to allow users to search for keywords or terms were protected by fair use.
11 minute read
June 30, 2014 |

The Supreme Court and the Death of Free TV

What the U.S. Supreme Court failed to consider in its Aereo ruling is the impact of the decision on free over-the-air television: The court just killed it.
6 minute read
April 23, 2014 |

SCOTUS To Decide If Antenna Service Is 'Public Performance'

Outcome of U.S. Supreme Court case has major implications for TV, technology companies and viewers.
2 minute read
February 27, 2014 |

Copyright Act's Application to Internet Television Broadcasts

We live in an on-demand era. That is especially true in the entertainment industry, where on-demand access has transformed music, movies and other art forms.
5 minute read
February 19, 2014 |

Sherlock Holmes and the Public Domain: not so Elementary?

In their Copyright Law column, Robert W. Clarida of Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt, and Robert J. Bernstein of The Law Office of Robert J. Bernstein write: On Dec. 23, 2013, the Northern District of Illinois delivered a Christmas present for the Sherlock Holmes lovers of the world: Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate Ltd., a suitably labyrinthine decision that should resolve any lingering mystery about the public domain status of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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