American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Aereo, Inc

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Aereo, Inc

The Supreme Court is faced with a dilemma the likes of which has never before been forced upon it. The nine justices are faced with a decision that appoints ownership the of the broadcast frequencies that television and broadcasting companies utilize in order to communicate with television sets. 

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In the wake of this decision will be the appointing of a supreme authority, or system, that indicates the sole proprietor(s) of said frequencies used to broadcast things such as television. 

Aereo Inc. invented a device that allowed internet users to stream content on television to their mobile phones, tablets, and PC's via a physical antenna that allows local channels and cloud DVR services.

The settlement of this dispute with Aereo Inc. pits the major broadcasting companies against a small time corporation, Aereo Inc. Ownership of the broadcast frequencies will from this point forward be a hot button Supreme Court issue.

The importance of this decision is in its ramifications for American companies wishing to invent devices and utilize services which denote the use of broadcast frequencies as part of their products.