Advocates support Aereo TV

Public interest advocates at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge are teaming up to defend Barry Diller's Aereo, which has come under fire from broadcasters who are suing the nascent broadcasting time-shifter for copyright infringement. “By providing an antenna to viewers, Aereo does nothing more than make it easier for viewers to access a broadcaster’s free service. By making free TV better Aereo improves and does not disrupt the television industry, and helps carry out the important public goal of preserving the ability of viewers to watch free-to-air TV," the advocates wrote in a brief to the court.