Items tagged "FilmOn"
Public Knowledge Responds to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals FilmOn Decision
March 21, 2017 Broadband , FilmOn , Video Competition , Video Innovation , Video MarketplaceThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court that had found that FilmOn (formerly known as “Aereokiller”), an online video service, can use the same copyright compulsory licenses as traditional cable TV services. Public Knowledge supported FilmOn’s legal position in this case and is disappointed by the outcome.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Supports Consumer Choice in FilmOn Case
July 26, 2016 amicus brief , FilmOn , Online Video , Video Competition , Video MarketplaceYesterday, Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that online cable services like FilmOn qualify for the same statutory copyright licenses as traditional cable systems. This license allows qualifying services to carry broadcast programming, provided they are otherwise complying with Federal Communications Commission rules. Public Knowledge rejects the idea that traditional pay-TV should receive special treatment denied to online video services.
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