Article says only the major stations will be streamed ($12 a month) and only in the New York area. They do not have the consent of the stations (wasn't that what shut IVI down).
SNIP: "Aereo works by pulling broadcast signals out of the air and then streaming them to subscribers. In an undisclosed location in New York City the company has arrayed thousands of tiny TV antennas — each one roughly the size of a thumb — so that each subscriber has an individual antenna. That way, the company says, it complies with laws involving the exhibition of copyrighted content."
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.c...ce-will-stream-local-tv-stations-in-new-york/
Comment:
Say what? That thing about the thumb antennas sounds more like the Jetsons or Flintstones.
SNIP: "Aereo works by pulling broadcast signals out of the air and then streaming them to subscribers. In an undisclosed location in New York City the company has arrayed thousands of tiny TV antennas — each one roughly the size of a thumb — so that each subscriber has an individual antenna. That way, the company says, it complies with laws involving the exhibition of copyrighted content."
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.c...ce-will-stream-local-tv-stations-in-new-york/
Comment:
Say what? That thing about the thumb antennas sounds more like the Jetsons or Flintstones.
