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> Exactly this. It's not Aereo they're worried about, it's the precedent. Definitely. Note though, that this was exactly the concern when cable came out, and g
by brownbat 13y ago
> Exactly this. It's not Aereo they're worried about, it's the precedent.
Definitely. Note though, that this was exactly the concern when cable came out, and got its start by delivering over the air broadcasts from faraway metropolises to subscribers in rural areas or other cities.
For anyone interested in the history of telecommunications, definitely check out Tim Wu's "The Master Switch. There's a section on how new cable companies fought against entrenched broadcasters back when the power dynamic was a little different, really shows how often this same battle repeats itself with different players every time.
- acjohnson55 13y agoUnless the cable companies back in the day used separate antennas for each subscriber, it's not quite the same thing. Aereo actually bothers with this step.
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