Legal Opinion
WNET, Thirteen v. Aereo, Inc. Am. Broad. Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 2013No. Docket 12-2786-cv, 12-2807-cvPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge CHIN dissents in a separate opinion.
DRONEY, Circuit Judge:
Aereo, Inc. (“Aereo”) enables its subscribers to watch broadcast television programs over the internet for a monthly fee. Two groups of plaintiffs, holders of copyrights in programs broadcast on network television, filed copyright infringement actions against Aereo in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. They moved for a preliminary injunction barring Aereo from transmitting programs to its subscribers while the programs are still airing, claiming that those transmissions infringe their…
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