FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ?

Subject: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:45 pm

4/22/2014

I just found out about this, " Free TV,"
Have you heard of it ?

https://aereo.com/about

Cheers Joe .. . Very Happy

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:44 pm

They're being sued for copyright violation. They don't pay for the usage of the content they rebroadcast. The outcome of that case will have a profound effect on intellectual property laws, I believe.

ETA: The Supreme Court is hearing the case now.

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:57 pm

4/23/20143

I'm sure the TV Bigshots and Cable will make sure they
have the last word but ! The Supreme Court has the
last word, Cable is getting expensive, no regulations
for the last 20 years !

Cheers......... Joe.. Very Happy

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:10 am

Quote :: The outcome of that case will have a profound effect on intellectual property laws, I believe.

I can't wait to see how IP laws handle the coming tidal wave of knock-offs of physical items, not just digital movies and books. This will happen once reality capture software (e.g., Photosynth, Catch and Recap) and 3D printers are household items. Won't just be the Chinese copying everything in sight.

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:43 am

Free TV has always been around. A few years ago, when the system was switched from analog to digital, stations were required to make viewers aware of how to continue getting the basic channels through a simple converter, which has been available ever since. They can be purchased for a one-time fee from most businesses that deal with TV's.

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:55 pm

Quote :: Free TV has always been around. A few years ago, when the system was switched from analog to digital, stations were required to make viewers aware of how to continue getting the basic channels through a simple converter, which has been available ever since. They can be purchased for a one-time fee from most businesses that deal with TV's.

What does this have to do with a company that takes licensed content off the airwaves and sells it to paying consumers? (despite Joe's OP, Aereo is NOT "free TV." They have a free trial, which he probably misunderstood).

TV has never been "free" either, it may be provided free to viewers, but it is subsidized by advertisers.

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:05 pm

LC wrote:: TV has never been "free" either, it may be provided free to viewers, but it is subsidized by advertisers.

Which was the system we lived with from the early days of television until cable and "pay TV" which was supposed to be "ad free," but wasn't.

More words that in and of themselves mean nothing.

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:39 pm

On a tangent, the WSJ has all kinds of ads on its website now, some pop-up, which pisses me off no end, as a paying subscriber (and their subscriptions ain't cheap).

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:02 pm

4/23/2014

From the way I read it, it said tiny antenas , free TV..
I think that's why Cable is peeing in their pants? Who
knows, but we should find out soon when the Supreme
court rules...End Of Cable ???????

Cheers... Joe.. Very Happy

Subject: Re: FREE TV ? WITHOUT CABLE ? Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:36 pm

4/24/2014

Waiting for the Supreme Court to make a major
decision.....

Cheers.. Joe.. Very Happy

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