Aereo Scores Another Win Against Broadcasters in Boston

Broadcasters lost another court ruling against Aereo.

A US district judge in Boston denied Hearst TV's request for an injunction against the streaming TV service. Hearst, owner of WCVB, the ABC affiliate in Boston, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Aereo in July, two months after Aereo launched in the market. But Judge Nathaniel Gorton refused to stop Aereo's service, concluding that Hearst would likely fail to convince the court that Aereo is unlawfully distributing its signal. "Hearst has made a minimal showing of irreparable harm that is an insufficient basis for entering a preliminary injunction in its favor," Judge Gorton wrote.