Professors: Aereo Is Healthy Response to Dysfunctional System
Argue broadcasters have obligation to prioritize wide dissemination above copyright fees
4/03/2014 By: John Eggerton Broadcasting & Cable
Aereo definitely has friends in a trio of law professors who weighed in on its side with the Supreme Court this week.
In their amicus brief, the professors called Aereo a "healthy free-market response to a dysfunctional and anticompetitive television distribution system that raises prices, reduces output, and denies consumers meaningful choice."
They say broadcasters have a responsibility to support the wide dissemination by Aereo of their free TV signals, a responsibility given their spectrum grants that trumps the pursuit of copyright payments.
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