Broadcasters Circle Wagons Against a TV Streaming Upstart

It is beyond dispute that the transmission of a broadcast TV program received by an individual's rooftop antenna to the TV in his living room is private, because only that individual can receive the transmission from that antennaThat question is at the heart of the dispute over Aereo, a content-distribution service that uses armies of small antennas to capture local over-the-air signals for retransmission on the digital devices of subscribers who pay as little as $1 a day orThe TV industry's best hope of shutting down TV startup Aereo Inc. anytime soon could rest, bizarrely enough, on a legal case involving something called Aereokiller LLC. Aereokiller is a new, bizarre entrant into the battle between TV broadcasters andLAS VEGAS — Aereo's victory in court has a side effect for broadcasters: It has helped instill a sense of urgency on stations to get moving on mobile.

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