Aereo Loses Supreme Court Case as Justices Side with Broadcasters

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that television streaming service Aereo is illegal, reversing a federal appeals court decision.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that television streaming service Aereo is illegal, reversing a federal appeals court decision. The justices sided with major broadcasters, ruling that Aereo's service amounts to a violation of copyright law in a six-to-three decision. Seton Hall University School of Law professor David Opderbeck breaks down the decision and weighs in on whether the law will have to adapt as the trend toward always-on, searchable video content continues. As Aereo streams content via servers in the cloud, Opderbeck also explains what he believes this means for other cloud providers like Google or Dropbox.