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Armstead

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23. Never did -- The system has always been a trade off

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 05:40 PM

Jun 2014

The whole core problem is deregulation.

The idea has been that broadcasters (not cable-only or Internet content providers) make a lot of money by providing entertainment, but were also expected to provide a level of public service such as news and other important community programming. So for example, we got the Beverly Hillbillies along with news that was expected to be news and not infotainment.

(Although entertainment is also a public service in a different way. It's the quality that has always been the issue.)

But since the days of Raygun, the drive to deregulte took away that trade off, and the obligation of broadcasters to operate according o standards of service along with making a buck.

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The Supreme Court Thinks You're Better Off Paying $150/Month for Cable [View all] doxydad Jun 2014 OP

I'm better off without cable. Motown_Johnny Jun 2014 #1

It isn't "cable"; it's the fees cable companies must pay to the networks. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #3

PBS and local news for me, please... Earth_First Jun 2014 #2

I strongly disagree. Aereo was stealing the work product of others without paying. Trust Buster Jun 2014 #4

100 percent correct. badtoworse Jun 2014 #5

Aero has been unwilling to pay retransmission fees lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #6

NO its what cable TV was originally inended to do Armstead Jun 2014 #8

Stealing is not what cable was originally about. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #10

Anyone with an antenna "steals" shows Armstead Jun 2014 #11

No they don't. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #12

You have to seperate OTA brofcasting from private distribition channels Armstead Jun 2014 #13

The public interest doesn't include sports, reality tv or scripted dramas (nt) Orrex Jun 2014 #15

Never did -- The system has always been a trade off Armstead Jun 2014 #23

True. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #30

That is not an argument in favore of Areo. Orrex Jun 2014 #40

So, companies shouldn't get paid for their work? Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #16

That system made a lot of money for a lot of people for decades Armstead Jun 2014 #22

That argument is unconvincing Orrex Jun 2014 #39

Then I guess back in the 60's when my family had cable TV.... Armstead Jun 2014 #41

Your analogy is faulty Orrex Jun 2014 #42

You know that content owners thought that if you recorded a program on your VCR you were stealing? PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #32

I have an antenna. I'm not stealing TV. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #38

It's not stealing. But thanks to this decision I will now go back to torrenting network TV shows NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #17

So you claim that theft isn't theft, and you celebrate by declaring your intent to steal? Orrex Jun 2014 #19

You see the ads AERO gets paid for... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #20

That part I'll agree with you on Armstead Jun 2014 #24

I thought that all Aereo did was provide a long TV antenna lead. mwooldri Jun 2014 #25

Aereo's problem was they looked/functioned too much like a cable company... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #34

It is most certainly different, copyright violations aren't theft. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #36

Aero was stealing. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #7

Apples and oranges, I'm afraid. mwooldri Jun 2014 #27

Do you really think a dime sized antenna picks up 18 crystal clear channels? krawhitham Jun 2014 #37

I'm expermenting with Amazon Prime & Netflix GOLGO 13 Jun 2014 #9

a good addition is a long range antennae like the "leaf" it brings in loads of local PBS and bettyellen Jun 2014 #14

Can someone help me out with this, I'm a little confused. Was Aeroe only providing "over the air" hughee99 Jun 2014 #18

only over the air. They even had an individual (tiny) antenna for each individual subscriber. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #28

With the exception of Bloomberg, was all OTA. mwooldri Jun 2014 #31

Thank you. hughee99 Jun 2014 #33

The bottom line was that the Court found that Aereo was acting very much like a cable company... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #35

Like so many Seniors now and some here..we have started cutting the cord.... Tikki Jun 2014 #21

agreed Skittles Jun 2014 #43

hem allan01 Jun 2014 #26

I got rid of cable some years ago so I could afford the Internet. I don't miss it much. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #29