Aereo infringes broadcasters’ copyrights, US Supreme Court rules – coming impact for streaming and cloud services
The United States Supreme Court has held1 that online video startup Aereo Inc. infringes broadcasters’ copyrights in on-air programming when Aereo transmits the programs to its Internet subscribers.
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- Tags: Broadcasting | Intellectual Property | Media and Sport | Social Media | United States of America (USA)
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Written by
Andrew L. Deutsch
Andrew Deutsch concentrates in intellectual property litigation and advice, including copyright, trademark, defamation and other First Amendment concerns, trade secret, unfair competition and misappropriation, advertising law, and law of the Internet, social media and electronic databases.
Melissa Reinckens
Melissa Reinckens is a member of DLA Piper's Intellectual Property and Technology, Trademark, Copyright and Media practice. Ms. Reinckens has extensive experience with intellectual property litigation matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, theft of trade secrets and false advertising. She actively represents a variety of clients, among them ESPN, ABC, Caché, Inc., Tyco Healthcare Group LP, the Home Depot, Destination Maternity Corp., Macy's and PAC-12 Conference.
Marc E. Miller
Marc Miller focuses his practice in the area of intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on patent litigation.
In intellectual property litigation matters, Marc has experience representing a medical devices manufacturer, a brand-name drug manufacturer, an athletic apparel manufacturer, a sports-related cable television network and a multimedia company.
