Aereo goes dark: startup pulls the plug.

• Author: Root, Damon
• Position: Citings - Brief article

ON JUNE 25,2014, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to Aereo, a New York-based startup that sought to let consumers "watch live TV online" without the need for a costly cable subscription. According to the 6-3 majority opinion, written byj ustice Stephen Breyer, Aereo was in violation of federal copyright law because it failed to secure the appropriate permissions and pay the necessary fees before showing programs.

The Court's judgment left Aereo scrambling for a fix. In an open letter to customers posted three days after the ruling came down, company chief Chet Kanojia said Aereo would "pause our operations...