On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court issued an important decision for the television industry, ruling that storage and delivery service Aereo violates the Copyright Act when it captures over-the-air broadcasts and then retransmits unique copies to subscribers via individual, dime-sized antennas. Cognizant that the decision was closely watched and could impact developing technologies, the Court issued a narrow opinion stating that “we do not believe that our limited holding” will “discourage . . . the emergence or use of different kinds of technologies.” ABC, Inc. et al. v. Aereo, Inc. Slip op. at 16.
