Broadcasters praised a Supreme Court decision not to take up...
Broadcasters praised a Supreme Court decision not to take up ivi TV’s petition for certiorari. The court’ decision effectively ends Ivi’s challenge to a lower court order blocking it from streaming local TV station signals. “NAB is pleased the Supreme…
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Court refused to review the finding that ivi’s unauthorized retransmission of TV programming over the Internet without permission of content owners is illegal,” an NAB spokesman said. Ivi CEO Todd Weaver said the company knew getting the Supreme Court to take the case was a “long shot.” Weaver said the company “needed to try so the Internet could compete with traditional cable and satellite delivery methods.” He said it will probably take an act of Congress now before that can happen.