# Internet based Antenna TV - what's happening to the Supreme court case ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 3, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951 "2014-06-03T19:15:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/1 "2014-06-03T19:15:50Z")
[Aereo](https://www.aereo.com/) was providing online cloud based DVR for local TV channels available by normal antenna. I heard they got sued by the big cable companies but haven’t heard much since then. Is there an available update ? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/2 "2014-06-03T19:20:07Z")
The results of that case most likely won’t be announced for a few months but there’s no set schedule. I read somewhere the average time between oral arguments and the decision is around 3 months. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/3 "2014-06-03T19:20:55Z")
The case is [American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.](http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/american-broadcasting-companies-inc-v-aereo-inc/) It has been argued before the Supreme Court and we are awaiting the ruling which should come in the next week or two. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/4 "2014-06-03T19:23:16Z")
Oral arguments were in April. The opinion hasn’t been released yet and usually take 3-4 months after argument. But the current terms ends June 30 so it’ll be sometime this month (probably near the last moment). ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/5 "2014-06-03T19:24:42Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > The results of that case most likely won’t be announced for a few months but there’s no set schedule. I read somewhere the average time between oral arguments and the decision is around 3 months. Typically a ruling will be made in the same term as the case was heard - which run from October to late June-ish, so likelihood is some time this month or the beginning of July. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/6 "2014-06-03T19:25:07Z")
Oops, I thought the oral arguments were just heard. Time flies … :smack: ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-based-antenna-tv-whats-happening-to-the-supreme-court-case/689951/7 "2014-06-03T19:40:17Z")
The mills of the gods grind exceedingly slow… and then SCOTUS usually ducks the main question by providing half an answer.