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Skittles

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43. agreed

Reply to Tikki (Reply #21)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:52 AM

Jun 2014

when I dumped them I told them to let me know when they offer channels a la carte

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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