Aereo analysis: Cloud computing at a crossroads

The question of whether online broadcast television is to remain in the hands of a stodgy industry that once declared the VCR the enemy is being put directly before the Supreme Court.

Aereo isn't exactly a cloud provider. Yet what the broadcasters say it can't do has the cloud industry closely following the startup's legal battles and business model. Aereo essentially maintains that they are providing offsite "rabbit ears" for their customers, allowing consumers to record freely available content that their rented antennas captured in their local markets.

If Aereo is blocked from allowing consumers the ability to stream their content at will, what's preventing rights-holders from making the same claim against cloud-storage providers?