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  • Sep 17, 2014 @ 01:06pm

    2) On Demand over the internet?

    Where does Comcast's On Demand rebroadcasting of over-the-air networks' copyrighted material fall in the scheme of things? Seems to be very much like Aereo's time shifting. Of course, Comcast pays the compulsory copyright fee, but a lot of the distinction between a cable company and aereo has been that aereo sends data over the internet. But Comcast is doing the same thing. I don't think that just saying sending data over the internet is the deciding factor. Seems to me that if the system (courts & legislation) has determined that aereo is retransmitting in the sense that cable companies do, then they should probably be treated similarly to cable companies when paying for the rights to retransmit.

  • Sep 17, 2014 @ 12:45pm

    How much are the fees

    If Aereo does get approval to use the compulsory copyright, how much will those fees run, say, per year (per user?)? How much do cable companies pay now?