American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.
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American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc, 573 U.S. 431 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case. The Court ruled that the service provided by Aereo, which allowed subscribers to view live and time-shifted streams of over-the-air television on Internet-connected devices,[1] violated copyright laws.
Quick Facts American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., Argued April 22, 2014 Decided June 25, 2014 ...
American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. | |
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Argued April 22, 2014 Decided June 25, 2014 | |
Full case name | American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Aereo, Inc., f.k.a. Bamboom Labs, Inc. |
Docket no. | 13-461 |
Citations | 573 U.S. 431 (more) 134 S. Ct. 2498; 189 L. Ed. 2d 476; 110 U.S.P.Q.2d 1961 |
Case history | |
Prior | Injunction denied, Am. Broad. Cos. v. Aereo, Inc., 874 F. Supp. 2d 373 (S.D.N.Y. 2012); affirmed sub. nom., WNET v. Aereo, Inc., 712 F.3d 676 (2d Cir. 2013); rehearing en banc denied, 722 F.3d 500 (2d Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 571 U.S. 1118 (2014). |
Holding | |
Aereo's retransmission of television broadcasts was a "public performance" of the networks' copyrighted work. The Copyright Act of 1976 forbids such performances without the permission of the holder of the copyright. Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Thomas, Alito |
Laws applied | |
Copyright Act of 1976 |
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