去年，该国最大的广播公司向最高**提出上诉，要求对Aereo做出裁决。Aereo是一种使用数千根迷你天线在互联网上传输广播电视的服务。现在，最高**表示，它将听取来自迪斯尼、福克斯、******、美国全国广播公司环球公司和哥伦比亚广播公司的上诉。哥伦比亚广播公司公司通讯部的达娜·麦克林托克（Dana McClintock）在推特上发表声明说，“我们很高兴我们的案子能得到审理，我们期待着有一天能出庭受审。”

自从推出以来，Aereo一直是一场复杂的法律战的主角——网络公司在其推出的许多地方都起诉了Aereo，而该公司也在一些案件中反诉。来自这些网络的主要投诉是，Aereo违反了版权法，没有支付有线电视和****提供商支付的相同的转播费就转播信号。Aereo试图通过为每一个客户安装一个天线来解决这个问题，它的论点是，对于已经通过无线电波免费的内容，它基本上是作为一个互联网天线来运行的。

即将到来的最高**之争其实是阿雷奥一直期待的。上个月，Aereo首席执行官Chet Kanojia表示，“我们坚信Aereo的技术完全符合法律规定。”与其应对全国各地旷日持久的法律纠纷，似乎Aereo宁愿让最高**做出裁决，这样它才能继续在美国各地的增长势头不减我们希望这一问题能在案情上得到解决，而不是通过一场浪费的消耗战。

“这个案例不仅对Aereo至关重要，而且对整个云计算和云存储行业也至关重要。”

Aereo也发表了一份冗长的声明，支持Kanojia早些时候的言论我们期待着将我们的案件提交给最高**，我们完全有信心，最高**将确认和维护消费者使用单独天线访问本地无线电视、使用DVR进行个人录音以及在他们选择的设备上观看录音的权利，”它写道。

目前还没有消息称，广播公司的投诉将于何时正式提交给最高**并由最高**作出裁决，但现在有可能Aereo能够在更大范围内平息其法律担忧，或者该服务可能不得不大幅改版或完全关闭。然而，过去的判决可能会给Aereo一个乐观的理由——去年，美国第二巡回上诉**驳回了来自电视网络的上诉，认定Aereo的系统没有侵犯广播公司的版权。

Aereo声明全文如下：

"We said from the beginning that it was our hope that this case would be decided on the merits and not through a wasteful war of attrition. We look forward to presenting our case to the Supreme Court and we have every confidence that the Court will validate and preserve a c***umer's right to access local over-the-air television with an individual antenna, make a personal recording with a DVR, and watch that recording on a device of their choice.

"This case is critically important not only to Aereo, but to the entire cloud computing and cloud storage industry. The landmark Second Circuit decision in Cablevision provided much needed clarity for the cloud industry and as a result, helped foster massive investment, growth and innovation in the sector. The challenges outlined in the broadcasters’ filing make clear that they are using Aereo as a proxy to attack Cablevision itself and thus, undermine a critical foundation of the cloud computing and storage industry.

"We believe that c***umers have a right to use an antenna to access over-the-air television and to make personal recordings of those broadcasts. The broadcasters are asking the Court to deny c***umers the ability to use the cloud to access a more modern-day television antenna and DVR. If the broadcasters succeed, the c***equences to c***umers and the cloud industry are chilling.

"We remain unwavering in our confidence that Aereo’s technology falls squarely within the law and our team will continue to work hard to provide our c***umers with best-in-class technology that delights and adds meaningful value to their lives."

我们还收到了Cablevision关于诉讼的声明：