Quote Originally Posted by E-Stat View Post
Is Aereo stripping off the advertising?
No, they are receiving and broadcasting the feed as a whole, and that is part of the problem. If anyone can snag your signal and charge a receiving fee for it, it dilutes your advertising revenue and content licensing fees as that leaves the door open for any and everyone to do the same thing.

How can Networks charge cable and telecoms licensing fees for content when all they have to do is set up a antenna and capture the same content for free?