Aereo and FilmOn X: Internet Television Streaming and Copyright Law

Lanza, Emily M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Internet;    Internet service providers;    Technology;    Television;   

RP-ID  :  R43359
RP-ID  :  R43359_2015Jan22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report begins with a discussion of the technology used by Aereo and FilmOn X that permit subscribers to watch live broadcast television as well as already-aired programming. It then examines the public performance right in the Copyright Act and discusses the interpretation of the transmit clause and public performance right by the courts in the Aereo and FilmOn cases. The report concludes with a brief overview of future litigation by these parties and related legislative proposals in the 113th Congress.