I'm not a lawyer either, but from the summary a key part of the case seems to be that they were distributing the video to people for them to watch. "Aereo's re

I'm not a lawyer either, but from the summary a key part of the case seems to be that they were distributing the video to people for them to watch. "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"