PRO: American Broadcasting Companies, Disney Enterprises, CBS Broadcasting, et al., Petitioners
Paul D. Clement, Counsel of Record
In 1976, the U.S. Congress updated Federal copyright law to give additional powers to traditional over-the-air television broadcasters to prevent unauthorized rebroadcasting of their programming. In 2012, a group of broadcasters and other media companies filed suit against Aereo, Inc., alleging that their service, which allowed users to record over-the-air programming from a remote location and then transmit it to an Internet-connected viewing device, constituted a violation of this law. On July 11, 2012, a Federal district court ruled in favor of Aereo. The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later upheld the decision. The media companies then appealed to…
