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To be fair, the cable company transmits 1 signal to everyone, with Aereo each person has their own attenna. It's not much different from a service like slingbox
by jneal 13y ago
To be fair, the cable company transmits 1 signal to everyone, with Aereo each person has their own attenna. It's not much different from a service like slingbox except that slingbox uses your actual home signal whereas w/ Aereo you are effectively renting an antenna.
- untog 13y agoRight, but that's just technical semantics, really. Aereo installs an individual antenna for every person to skirt around existing rules. By any objective analysis it's a total waste of time and money.
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- dublinben 13y agoIt's actually legal semantics, which are the only relevant semantics here. Aereo must jump through these ridiculous hoops for their service to remain within the letter of the law.
- evan_ 13y ago> Aereo installs an individual antenna for every person to skirt around existing rules. One person's "To skirt around" is another's "To comply with".
- mbreese 13y agoBut that was the only technical method that was available to comply with the law. The supreme court practically laid out that business model for them in a prior decision. It's a total waste of time and money, but it's also legal.