What's funny to me is… isn't this exactly how cable TV came about in the first place? Putting a broadcast-TV receiver on a hilltop with good reception, then pip

What's funny to me is… isn't this exactly how cable TV came about in the first place? Putting a broadcast-TV receiver on a hilltop with good reception, then piping the signal to homes without good reception? Cable's business model has changed over the years, but I wonder if most of the case law supporting Aereo's use would be cases originally fought by the cable companies themselves.