Post on 04-Jun-2018
transcript
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 1/31
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 2/31
5 /T*5 1# ,468
0 /1> 6# 8?^-::/
<*6, U 1*2,/1564! 8#2#
4MG 0XHWMX 8XH\ 5HW;G
3"LI"M9 0/ DBB%D'%COC
N)%OP V(B'VDOD
6-+, 5# 71--!6+-*!
24!6+/!+*!- 2 /!!4! ::8
4MG <HXM\KWM 6_EXHG
%&D% > 6IHGGI9 !#@#
6EWIG %DVD -XLI
@XLJWMYI"M9 5#2# BDDDV
NBDBP BD('&VDD
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 3/31
@/;1?:!= $9;1;=?;>
@JGIJGH /GHG" `aGH["HFbLc aESKWRKd9e EMZGH 6GR'
IW"ML %D% XMZ %D) "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI /RI9 Sd LEaaKdWMY
HGF"IG G_EWaFGMI IJXI XKK"fL X R"MLEFGH I" IEMG
XM WMZW;WZEXK9 HGF"IGKd K"RXIGZ XMIGMMX I" X aESKWRKd
XRRGLLWSKG9 ";GH'IJG'XWH SH"XZRXLI IGKG;WLW"M LWYMXK9ELG X HGF"IG ZWYWIXK ;WZG" HGR"HZGH I" FX\G X aGHL"MXK
HGR"HZWMY [H"F IJXI LWYMXK9 XMZ IJGM fXIRJ IJXI
HGR"HZWMY#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 4/31
WW
-!9$!94?; >:1-A!1/9; 1?4?;B;=?
8EHLEXMI I" 1EKG BQ#) "[ IJG 1EKGL "[ IJWL 2"EHI9
HGLa"MZGMI /GHG"9 *MR# LIXIGL IJG ["KK"fWMYg
/GHG"9 *MR# JXL M" aXHGMI R"Ha"HXIW"M# ?6/!W
::29 X LESLWZWXHd "[ */2=*MIGH/RIW;G2"Ha9 X aESKWRKd
IHXZGZ R"FaXMd9 "fML %Dh "H F"HG "[ /GHG"9 *MR#iL
LI"R\#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 5/31
WWW
?48A; !< -!=?;=?1
8XYG
j?-6+*4! 81-6-!+-5 ########################################## W
241841/+- 5*62:46?1- 6+/+-0-!+ ############ WW
+/3:- 4< /?+,41*+*-6 ###################################### W;
6+/+-0-!+ ############################################################## &
%# /GHG"iL +GRJM"K"Yd ########################################### &
B# +JG 5WLIHWRI 2"EHI 5GRWLW"M ############################# V
&# +JG 2"EHI "[ /aaGXKL 5GRWLW"M ######################## Q
/17?0-!+ ############################################################# %B
*# +JG 5GRWLW"M 3GK"f *L 2"HHGRI ####################### %B
/# /GHG"iL 6dLIGF 5"GL !"I +HXMLFWI /
8GH["HFXMRG `+" +JG 8ESKWRe ################### %B
3# /GHG"iL ?LGHL k !"I /GHG" k `+HXML'
FWIe 2"MIGMI ?LWMY /GHG"iL 6dLIGF ######### %O
**# +,*6 2/6- 814T*5-6 /! /8814'
81*/+- T-,*2:- <41 1-64:T*!7
+,- *0841+/!+ j?-6+*4! 4<
<-5-1/: :/@ 81-6-!+-5 ##################### %C
24!2:?6*4! ########################################################## B&
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 6/31
W;
?48A; !< 4/?C!9:?:;1
8XYG
2/6-6
,4'#%%& :"#;%'< 5!= 555! 8> ,?, @%.+$&A(=
7&1>9 V&) <#&Z %B% NBZ 2WH# BDDCP9 1"'#>
+"&$"+9 VVO ?#6# Q() NBDDQP ################ )9 O9 C9 Q9 %D9
%%9 %(9 B%9 BB
,%.-BC$4 !$1#-'"( 7&+-(>= 7&1> 8> )"++ @%'&"=
7&1>9 O(Q <#BZ %V( N&Z 2WH# %QC(P ########################### %(
D.484 E%'<(= 7&1> 8> F-&#"'9 )CQ <#&Z OV(
NOIJ 2WH# BD%BP ###################################################### %V
D%'#&$AG#.H ,%'*> 8> I&$#"+ 3'#$(#( J"."8$($%&=
7&1>9 &QB ?#6# &QD N%Q)CP ################################%V9 %)
D%K J"."8$($%& ?#4#$%&(= 7&1> 8> L4''HM'$.."'
,%&#"&# ?H(>= !5, 9 Q%V <# 6Eaa# BZ %%&C
N2#5# 2XK# BD%BP ################################################### BD
D%K J"."8$($%& ?#4#$%&(= 7&1> 8> D$.B6& N 55, 9
2W;WK /RIW"M !"# %&'OVC N102P9 BD%& @:
(O)&(%( N5#5#2# 6GaI# V9 BD%&P ########################### BD
F'48"' J4&< O P0A> ,%> 8> 5$&+" 3$' !'%+(>
,%>9 &&) ?#6# BO% N%Q(QP ###################################### %Q
J"."*'%B*#"' ,%'*> 8> ,%.-BC$4 L'%4+> ?H(>=
7&1>9 (%V ?#6# &Q( N%QO(P ############################)9 %V9 %)
I&$#"+ ?#4#"( 8> 3B"'$14& ?%1QH %0 ,%B*%("'(=
3-#G%'( O !-C.$(G"'(9 )BO <#&Z )( NBZ 2WH#
BD%DP ####################################################################### Q
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 7/31
;
6+/+?+-6
2"FFEMWRXIW"ML /RI "[ %Q&(9 RJ# )VB9 (C 6IXI#
%D)( ######################################################################## )
l &D%9 (C 6IXI# %DC% ############################################### )
l &DQNSPN%P9 (C 6IXI# %DCV ###################################### )
2"adHWYJI /RI "[ %QO) N%O ?#6#2#Pg
%O ?#6#2# l %D% ################################# B9 O9 %&9 %(9 %V
%O ?#6#2# l %D)N(P #######################################B9 %B9 %V
:-7*6:/+*T- 0/+-1*/:6
,#1# 1Ga# !"# Q('%(O) N%QO)P9 '"*'$&#"+ $&
%QO) ?#6#2#2#/#!# V)VQ ###################################### %)
4+,-1 0/+-1*/:6
5GXZKWMG ,"KKdf""Z9 D$.B6& N D%-&+ 7&
,%&#"B*# 60 ,%-'# L-# :%# D$&"+ 68"' L4&
R$%.4#$%& N!";# BV9 BD%&P9 4# JIIag==fff#
ZGXZKWMG#R"F=BD%&=%%=[WKF"M'm'["EMZ'WM'
R"MIGFaI'"['R"EHI'SEI'M"'[WMG'";GH'SXM'
;W"KXIW"M= ############################################################## BD
/MIJ"Md ,X9 3**."Q( $,.%-+ F'"; ST !"'1"&#
$& US= #% VTTP I("'(9 +GRJ2HEMRJ N/aH# B&9BD%&P9 4# JIIag==IGRJRHEMRJ#R"F=BD%&=D(=B&=
WRK"EZ'_B= ############################################################## B%
n"LJ :GHMGH9 JG" 7B*41# %0 ,%*H'$AG# !%.$1H
,G4&A"( %& R"&#-'" ,4*$#4. 7&8"(#B"&# $&
,.%-+ ,%B*-#$&A ,%B*4&$"( N!";# (9
BD%%P9 4# JIIag==fff#XMXKdLWLYH"Ea#R"F=
EaK"XZGZ<WKGL=8ESKWLJWMY=/HIWRKGL=:GHMGH.
<XKKBD%%.2"adHWYJI.8"KWRd.T2.*M;GLIFGMIL#
aZ[ ######################################################################## B%
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 8/31
;W
B 0GK;WKKG 3# !WFFGH U 5X;WZ !WFFGH9
:$BB"' %& ,%*H'$AG# NHG;# GZ# BD%&P ################# %&
nXYZWLJ 1GSGKK"9 8J#5#9 W6EaaKW 2"Ha# 8HGLL
1GKGXLG9 ?-C(1'$*#$%&( #% ,.%-+ ?#%'4A"
?"'8$1"( #% )"41G @4.0WL$..$%& 5"8". JG$(
X"4' N6GaI# )9 BD%BP9 4# JIIag==fff#WLEaaKW#
R"F=0"SWKG'XMZ'@WHGKGLL'2"FFEMWRXIW"ML=
!GfL=8XYGL=6ESLRHWaIW"ML'I"'2K"EZ'6I"HXYG'
6GH;WRGL'I"'1GXRJ',XK['3WKKW"M':G;GK'+JWL'
AGXH#XLam ############################################################# B%
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 9/31
+JG R"HG WLLEG WM IJWL RXLG WL fJGIJGH X R"MLEFGH
RXM XRRGLL XMZ R"MIH"K XM WMZW;WZEXK9 HGF"IGKd K"RXI'
GZ XMIGMMX XMZ ZWYWIXK ;WZG" HGR"HZGH9 "fMGZ Sd X
IJWHZ aXHId9 I" HGR"HZ XMZ ;WGf K"RXK9 ";GH'IJG'XWH
SH"XZRXLI IGKG;WLW"M aH"YHXFFWMY fWIJ"EI LESoGRIWMY
IJG IJWHZ aXHId I" KWXSWKWId ["H WM[HWMYWMY R"adHWYJI"fMGHLi GmRKELW;G HWYJI I" aGH["HF f"H\L `aESKWRKd#e
*I WL fGKK LGIIKGZ IJXI X R"MLEFGH RXM ZGaK"d LERJ
G_EWaFGMI XI J"FG fWIJ"EI WM[HWMYWMY R"adHWYJI#
+JG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI JGHG X[[WHFGZ IJXI R"MLEFGHL
XKL" FXd XRRGLL XMZ "aGHXIG IJG LXFG IdaGL "[ G_EWa'
FGMI HGF"IGKd IJH"EYJ IJG *MIGHMGI fWIJ"EI WM[HWMY'
WMY aGIWIW"MGHLi GmRKELW;G aESKWR'aGH["HFXMRG HWYJIL#
-;GM IJ"EYJ IJG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI ZGRWZGZ IJXI WLLEG
R"HHGRIKd9 aGIWIW"MGHL JX;G LWYMXKGZ IJGWH WMIGMIW"M I"
fXYG X fXH "[ XIIHWIW"M Sd HG'KWIWYXIWMY IJWL WLLEG WM
G;GHd FXH\GI I" fJWRJ /GHG" GmaXMZL WIL SELWMGLL# /RR"HZWMYKd9 /GHG" SGKWG;GL WI WL XaaH"aHWXIG ["H IJWL
2"EHI I" YHXMI HG;WGf I" X[[WHF IJG ZGRWLW"M SGK"f#
1GLa"MZGMI M"IGL9 J"fG;GH9 IJXI IJG _EGLIW"M aHG'
LGMIGZ WM IJG aGIWIW"M WL M"I [XWIJ[EK I" IJG ZWLIHWRI
R"EHIiL [WMZWMYL XMZ IJG EMZWLaEIGZ [XRIL9 XMZ L" JXL
HG["HFEKXIGZ WI#
+JG ZGRWLW"M SGK"f WL R"HHGRI# +JG GLLGMIWXK SXH'
YXWM IJXI aGIWIW"MGHL FXZG I" "SIXWM9 ["H [HGG9 aESKWR
LaGRIHEF f"HIJ SWKKW"ML "[ Z"KKXHL fXL IJXI9 "MRG IJGd
JX;G SH"XZRXLI IJGWH aH"YHXFFWMY9 R"MLEFGHL JX;GX HWYJI I" HGRGW;G XMZ I" ;WGf IJXI aH"YHXFFWMY
ELWMY XM XMIGMMX XMZ I" R"ad IJXI aH"YHXFFWMY ["H
IJGWH aGHL"MXK ELG# +JG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI ["EMZ IJXI
`/GHG"iL (H(#"B XKK"fL -("'( I" XRRGLL [HGG9 ";GH'IJG'
XWH SH"XZRXLI IGKG;WLW"M IJH"EYJ XMIGMMXL XMZ JXHZ
ZWL\L K"RXIGZ XI /GHG"iL [XRWKWIWGL#e 8GI# /aa# )BX
NGFaJXLGL XZZGZP# -XRJ R"MLEFGH JXL XRRGLL I" X
HGF"IGKd K"RXIGZ WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMX IJXI "MKd HGRGW;GL
X SH"XZRXLI LWYMXK fJGM X ELGH HG_EGLIL I" IEMG I"
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 10/31
B
X aXHIWREKXH RJXMMGK# +JG R"MLEFGH ELGL /GHG"iL
G_EWaFGMI I" RHGXIG X EMW_EG R"ad "[ IJXI aH"YHXF'
FWMY9 XMZ IJG WMZW;WZEXK ELGH RXM ;WGf IJGWH R"ad
ELWMY XM *MIGHMGI'R"MMGRIGZ ZG;WRG LJ"HIKd IJGHG'
X[IGH# !" "IJGH aGHL"M RXM XRRGLL IJXI R"ad# ?MZGH
IJGLG RWHREFLIXMRGL9 XL IJG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI JGKZ XMZIJG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI X[[WHFGZ9 /GHG"iL LdLIGF WL ELGZ
Sd XM /GHG" WMZW;WZEXK ELGH I" FX\G X IHXMLFWLLW"M
"MKd I" JWFLGK[9 M"I `I" IJG aESKWR#e %O ?#6#2# l %D%p
("" $+> l %D)N(P# 0"HG";GH9 WI WL G_EXKKd RKGXH IJXI
/GHG"iL ELGHL9 M"I /GHG"9 GmGHRWLG IJG ;"KWIW"MXK R"M'
IH"K ";GH IJG LdLIGF IJXI WL MGRGLLXHd ["H XMd [WMZWMY
"[ ZWHGRI KWXSWKWId ["H R"adHWYJI WM[HWMYGFGMI#
!G;GHIJGKGLL9 aGIWIW"MGHL XYYHGLLW;GKd JX;G aEH'
LEGZ RKXWFL IJXI /GHG" WL WM[HWMYWMY R"adHWYJI
"fMGHLi GmRKELW;G HWYJI9 EMZGH %O ?#6#2# l %D)N(P9 I"
aGH["HF IJGWH f"H\L `aESKWRKd#e +" ZXIG9 aKXWMIW[[L
JX;G R"FFGMRGZ LERJ RKXWFL WM [W;G RXLGL WM IJHGG
LIXIGL# !"MG "[ IJG RKXWFL XYXWMLI /GHG" JXL LER'
RGGZGZ# +JG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI HGoGRIGZ aGIWIW"MGHLi
RKXWF ["H X aHGKWFWMXHd WMoEMRIW"M "M IJG FGHWIL9 XL
ZWZ IJG [GZGHXK ZWLIHWRI R"EHI WM 0XLLXRJELGIIL# 8GIW'
IW"MGHL M"IG9 J"fG;GH9 IJXI If" ZWLIHWRI R"EHIL JX;G
HEKGZ XYXWMLI "MG "[ /GHG"iL aEHa"HIGZ R"FaGIWI"HL9
<WKF4M# 3GRXELG "[ IJG GmIGMLW;G G;WZGMIWXHd HGR"HZ
XMZ RXHG[EK [XRI'[WMZWMY Sd IJG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI SGK"f9
IJWL RXLG NXMZ M"I IJG RXLGL WM;"K;WMY <WKF4MP aH"';WZGL XM XaaH"aHWXIG ;GJWRKG ["H IJWL 2"EHI I" HGL"K;G
IJWL WLLEG# +JGHG["HG9 XKIJ"EYJ /GHG" ZWLXYHGGL fWIJ
aGIWIW"MGHLi aHGLGMIXIW"M WM IJGWH aGIWIW"M9 WI Z"GL
XYHGG IJXI HG;WGf WL fXHHXMIGZ M"f9 "M IJWL GLIXS'
KWLJGZ [XRIEXK HGR"HZ#
/RR"HZWMYKd9 IJG 2"EHI LJ"EKZ YHXMI RGHIW"HXHW I"
ZGRWZG IJG _EGLIW"M XL HG[HXFGZ WM IJWL HGLa"MLG XMZ
X[[WHF IJG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWIiL oEZYFGMI WM IJWL RXLG#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 11/31
&
1?4?;B;=?
DE 4%*%(F2 ?%7."(6(GH
/GHG" LWFaKW[WGL aESKWR XRRGLL I" [HGG SH"XZRXLI
IGKG;WLW"M Sd FX\WMY WI GXLWGH% ["H R"MLEFGHL I"
HGR"HZ XMZ fXIRJ SH"XZRXLI aH"YHXFFWMY ELWMY
XM WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMX XMZ 5T1 IJXI IJGd R"MIH"K ;WX
X KXaI"a9 IXSKGI9 "H LFXHIaJ"MG# / ELGH XRRGLLGL IJXI
G_EWaFGMI Sd K"YYWMY "MI" /GHG"iL fGSLWIG fWIJ XM
*MIGHMGI'R"MMGRIGZ ZG;WRG XMZ LGKGRIWMY X K"RXKKd
SH"XZRXLI aH"YHXF oELI XL IJXI ELGH FWYJI Z" ELWMY X
J"FG 5T1# ?"" 8GI# /aa# )BXp ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r V)p
:Wa"fL\W 5GRK# r )# +JG ELGH FXd IJGM RJ""LG I"
`@XIRJe "H `1GR"HZe IJG aH"YHXF#B ?"" 8GI# /aa#
)BX')&X#
*M GWIJGH G;GMI9 IJG ELGH RXELGL XM XMIGMMX XLLWYMGZ
L"KGKd I" IJXI ELGH I" IEMG I" IJG SH"XZRXLI LWYMXK ["HIJG LIXIW"M IJXI WL SH"XZRXLIWMY IJG LGKGRIGZ aH"YHXF#
?"" $+> XI )VXp ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r )(# -XRJ XMIGMMX
WM /GHG"iL LdLIGF R"MLWLIL "[ X aXWH "[ FGIXK K""aL
H"EYJKd IJG LWqG "[ X ZWFG# ?"" 8GI# /aa# )OX# -WYJId
LERJ XMIGMMXL RXM SG aXR\GZ "M "MG GMZ "[ X RWHREWI
S"XHZ9 XMZ %) S"XHZL RXM SG LI"HGZ aXHXKKGK I" "MG
XM"IJGH WM X FGIXK J"ELWMY# ?"" $+> XI )OX')CX# *M X
[XRIEXK [WMZWMY IJXI aGIWIW"MGHL JX;G M"I RJXKKGMYGZ
% / R"MLEFGH RXM ELG XM XMIGMMX9 ZWYWIXK ;WZG" HGR"HZGH
N`5T1eP9 XMZ FGZWX'LJW[IWMY ZG;WRG I" "SIXWM IJWL [EMRIW"MXKWId
ELWMY G_EWaFGMI ZGaK"dGZ XI IJG ELGHiL J"FG# ?"" 8GI# /aa#
)(Xp ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI rr O%'OO# +JG GmaGHI HGa"HI "[ 8XEK ,"H'
"fWIq N5\I# !"# OC'%P XMZ IJG ZGRKXHXIW"ML "[ n"LGaJ :Wa"fL\W
N5\I# !"# CDP XMZ 2JXWIXMdX >XM"oWX N5\I# !"# OQP fGHG LESFWI'
IGZ I" IJG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI XMZ XHG LJ"HI'RWIGZ WM IJWL SHWG[ I" IJG
aGHIWMGMI aXHXYHXaJL "[ IJGWH LESFWLLW"ML#
B +JWL FXMMGH "[ "aGHXIW"M WL R"FaXHXSKG I" IJXI "[ X J"FG
5T1# @JGM X R"MLEFGH ELGL X J"FG 5T19 XKK R"MIGMI k WMRKEZ'WMY `KW;Ge R"MIGMI k WL aKXdGZ SXR\ Sd IJG R"MLEFGH [H"F XHGR"HZWMY9 I" GMXSKG aXELG XMZ HGfWMZ [EMRIW"MXKWId#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 12/31
(
"M XaaGXK9 IJG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI HGoGRIGZ aGIWIW"MGHLi R"M'
IGMIW"M IJXI `/GHG"iL XMIGMMXL [EMRIW"M R"KKGRIW;GKd
XL X LWMYKG XMIGMMX#e 7+> XI )OX# +JG R"EHI ZGIGH'
FWMGZ9 SXLGZ "M GmIGMLW;G GmaGHI ZWLR";GHd XMZ IGL'
IWF"Md9 IJXI `GXRJ XMIGMMX [EMRIW"ML WMZGaGMZGMIKd#e
7+# XI O%X9 O&X#@JGM X ELGH IEMGL XM XMIGMMX I" HGRGW;G X SH"XZ'
RXLI LWYMXK9 XM WMZW;WZEXK R"ad "[ IJG aH"YHXFFWMY
RXHHWGZ Sd IJXI LWYMXK WL HGR"HZGZ I" JXHZ ZHW;G ZWL\
LI"HXYG9 R"FaXHXSKG I" IJG JXHZ'ZWL\ LI"HXYG WM X
J"FG 5T1# ?"" $+> XI )X'OX# +JG ELGH RXM IJGM ;WGf
IJG HGR"HZWMY ";GH IJG *MIGHMGI ;WX X R"FaXIWSKG
*MIGHMGI'R"MMGRIGZ ZG;WRG# ?"" $+> XI ))X# +J"LG
aH"RGLLGL "RREH "MKd XI IJG ZWHGRIW"M "[ IJG ELGH# ?""
:Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr %B9 %(9 &V#
+JGHG WL M" HGKG;XMI ZWLIWMRIW"M SGIfGGM IJG`@XIRJe F"ZG XMZ IJG `1GR"HZe F"ZG# ?"" 8GI# /aa#
)OXp :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# r )# *M GWIJGH RXLG9 IJG ELGH
RXELGL X EMW_EG ZWYWIXK HGR"HZWMY "[ IJG LGKGRIGZ
R"MIGMI I" SG FXZG [H"F X LWYMXK IJXI WL HGRGW;GZ Sd
XM WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMX XLLWYMGZ L"KGKd I" IJXI aXHIWRE'
KXH ELGH# ?"" 8GI# /aa# )X'OX# +JG ELGH IJGM aKXdL
SXR\ XMZ ;WGfL IJXI WMZW;WZEXK ZWYWIXK HGR"HZWMY# ?""
,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r )(# / R"MLEFGH ELWMY /GHG"iL
G_EWaFGMI9 KW\G XMd 5T19 Z"GL M"I9 LIHWRIKd LaGX\WMY9
fXIRJ R"MIGMI `KW;G9e SGRXELG X ZGKXd N"[ XI KGXLI LWm
LGR"MZL XMZ L"FGIWFGL K"MYGHP "RREHL SGIfGGM IJGHGR"HZWMY XMZ IJG G;GMIEXK aKXdSXR\# ?"" 8GI# /aa#
))Xp :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr O9 V%p ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r VO#
+JG If" F"ZGL ZW[[GH WM "MKd If" fXdLg N%P "M RGHIXWM
SEI M"I XKK R"MLEFGH ZG;WRGL9 aKXdSXR\ SGYWML XEI"'
FXIWRXKKd fJGM X ELGH LGKGRIL `@XIRJe F"ZG NHXIJGH
IJXM HG_EWHWMY IJG ELGH XKL" I" aHGLL `8KXdeP9 XMZ
NBP X ZWYWIXK HGR"HZWMY FXZG fJWKG IJG G_EWaFGMI WL
WM `@XIRJe F"ZG WL M"I LX;GZ X[IGH IJG ELGH [WMWLJGL
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 13/31
V
fXIRJWMY IJXI aH"YHXF9 EMKGLL IJG ELGH LGKGRIL IJG
`1GR"HZe F"ZG SG["HG IJG aH"YHXF GMZL# ?"" 8GI#
/aa# VX9 )OXp :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr ) M#%9 (C9 VB9 V(#
<H"F IJG SGYWMMWMY I" IJG GMZ "[ IJWL aH"RGLL9 IJG
ZXIX LIHGXF HGRGW;GZ Sd XM XMIGMMX WL X;XWKXSKG "MKd
I" IJG ELGH fJ" IEMGZ IJG XMIGMMX Sd LGKGRIWMY XaH"YHXF I" fXIRJ#& ?"" 8GI# /aa# CX9 )VXp ,"H"fWIq
1Ga"HI r )& U <WY# %%p :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr V9 (%9 (O#
+JG ZWYWIXK HGR"HZWMY FXZG [H"F IJXI WMZW;WZEXK ZXIX
LIHGXF WL GmRKELW;GKd XLL"RWXIGZ fWIJ IJXI ELGH XMZ
RXM SG aKXdGZ SXR\ "MKd Sd IJXI ELGH# ?"" 8GI# /aa#
CXp :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr V9 (%'(&# -;GM W[ If" ELGHL
RJ""LG I" ;WGf IJG LXFG IGKG;WLW"M aH"YHXF XI IJG
LXFG IWFG k XL IJGd "[IGM fWKK k IJGd fWKK MG;GH LJXHG
XM XMIGMMX9 ZXIX LIHGXF9 "H ZWYWIXK HGR"HZWMY# ?""
:Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr (&9 V)# +JG LXFG f"EKZ SG IHEG W[
If" MGWYJS"HL "M X LIHGGI fGHG ELWMY WMZW;WZEXK H""['
I"a XMIGMMXL XMZ J"FG 5T1L# /L X HGLEKI9 GXRJ
HGR"HZWMY FXZG ELWMY /GHG"iL G_EWaFGMI WL EMW_EG k
M"I "MKd WM IJG LGMLG IJXI WI WL aGHL"MXK9 SEI XKL"
SGRXELG9 "fWMY I" GKGRIHWRXK WMIGH[GHGMRG9 IGRJMWRXK
YKWIRJGL9 XMZ "RRXLW"MXK G_EWaFGMI [XWKEHG9 M" If"
R"aWGL XHG WZGMIWRXK# ?"" 8GI# /aa# O%Xp :Wa"fL\W
5GRK# r (&#
IE ?.% >'2&*'7& -(3*& >%7'2'("
8GIWIW"MGHL XHG SH"XZRXLI MGIf"H\L XMZ SH"XZRXLI
KWRGMLGGL IJXI aH"ZERG XMZ GmJWSWI aH"YHXFFWMY ["H
ZWLLGFWMXIW"M IJH"EYJ ";GH'IJG'XWH LWYMXKL# ?""9 ">A>9
,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI rr &D'&%# 8GIWIW"MGHL Z" L" Sd Gm'
aK"WIWMY IJG SH"XZRXLI LaGRIHEF9 X aESKWR XLLGI f"HIJ
SWKKW"ML "[ Z"KKXHL9 fJWRJ IJGd XHG XKK"fGZ I" ELG ["H
[HGG "MRG IJGd JX;G "SIXWMGZ X KWRGMLG [H"F IJG <GZ'
& @JGM M"I WM ELG9 IJG XMIGMMXL XHG M"I IEMGZ I" X SH"XZRXLI
LWYMXK# ?"" ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r VCp :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr %(9 &)#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 14/31
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 15/31
O
WM[HWMYGZ IJGWH R"adHWYJIL `Sd GMYXYWMY WM EMXEIJ"H'
WqGZ aESKWR aGH["HFXMRGL "[ IJGWH f"H\L IJH"EYJ IJG
aKXdSXR\ "[ 16'5T1 R"aWGL#e 7+> XI %&(# /[IGH IJG
ZWLIHWRI R"EHI N2JWM9 n#P YHXMIGZ IJG WMoEMRIW"M9 IJG
6GR"MZ 2WHREWI HG;GHLGZ# +JG R"EHI [WHLI ZGIGHFWMGZ
IJXI R"MLEFGHL9 M"I 2XSKG;WLW"M9 RHGXIGZ IJG R"aWGL9M"IfWIJLIXMZWMY IJXI 2XSKG;WLW"M JXZ ZGLWYMGZ IJG
16'5T1 LdLIGF9 "fMGZ IJG G_EWaFGMI9 XMZ FXWM'
IXWMGZ IJG G_EWaFGMI XI WIL "fM JGXZ'GMZ [XRWKWIWGL#
+JG R"EHI IJGM R"MLIHEGZ IJG +HXMLFWI 2KXELG9
fJWRJ aH";WZGL WM aGHIWMGMI aXHI IJXI `sbIc" aGH["HF
# # # `aESKWRKde FGXML # # # I" IHXMLFWI # # # X aGH["H'
FXMRG # # # "[ IJG f"H\ # # # I" IJG aESKWR9ie I" FGXM
IJXI `X IHXMLFWLLW"M "[ X aGH["HFXMRG WL WILGK[ X aGH'
["HFXMRG#e 7+> N_E"IWMY %O ?#6#2# l %D%P# *M ZGIGH'
FWMWMY fJGIJGH X aGH["HFXMRG WL `I" IJG aESKWRe
EMZGH IJG +HXMLFWI 2KXELG9 IJG R"EHI HGXL"MGZ9
IJG LIXIEIG `ZWHGRIL EL I" GmXFWMG fJ" aHGRWLGKd
WL sRXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMYi X aXHIWREKXH IHXMLFWLLW"M#e
7+> XI %&V# 3GRXELG `GXRJ 16'5T1 IHXMLFWLLW"M WL
FXZG ELWMY X LWMYKG EMW_EG R"ad "[ X f"H\9 FXZG Sd
XM WMZW;WZEXK LESLRHWSGH9 "MG IJXI RXM SG ZGR"ZGZ
GmRKELW;GKd Sd IJXI LESLRHWSGHiL RXSKG S"m9 "MKd "MG
LESLRHWSGH WL RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMY XMd YW;GM 16'5T1
IHXMLFWLLW"M#e 7+>
+JG ,4C."8$($%& R"EHI HGoGRIGZ IJGM'5WLIHWRI nEZYG
2JWMiL XMXKdLWL9 fJWRJ R"MLWZGHGZ M"I `IJG a"IGMIWXKXEZWGMRG "[ X aXHIWREKXH IHXMLFWLLW"M9 SEI IJG a"IGM'
IWXK XEZWGMRG "[ IJG EMZGHKdWMY f"H\ NW#G#9 sIJG aH"'
YHXFiP fJ"LG R"MIGMI WL SGWMY IHXMLFWIIGZ#e 7+> +JG
6GR"MZ 2WHREWI ZGGFGZ IJXI HGXZWMY I" SG WMR"M'
LWLIGMI fWIJ IJG LIXIEI"Hd KXMYEXYG9 fJWRJ `LaGX\L "[
aG"aKG RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMY X aXHIWREKXH sIHXMLFWL'
LW"Mi "H saGH["HFXMRG9i XMZ M"I "[ IJG a"IGMIWXK XEZW'
GMRG "[ X aXHIWREKXH sf"H\#ie 7+>
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 16/31
C
JE +JG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI SGK"f ["EMZ IJXI `/GHG"iL
LGH;WRG [XKKL fWIJWM IJG R"HG "[ fJXI ,4C."8$($%& JGKZ
KXf[EK9e SXLGZ "M IJHGG [XRIL# 8GI# /aa# C(X# `<WHLI9
/GHG"iL LdLIGF RHGXIGL X EMW_EG R"ad "[ GXRJ IGKG;W'
LW"M aH"YHXF ["H GXRJ LESLRHWSGH fJ" HG_EGLIL I"
fXIRJ IJXI aH"YHXF9 LX;GZ I" X EMW_EG ZWHGRI"Hd"M /GHG"iL JXHZ ZWL\L XLLWYMGZ I" IJXI ELGH#e 7+> XI
C&X# `6GR"MZ9 GXRJ IHXMLFWLLW"M IJXI /GHG"iL LdLIGF
EKIWFXIGKd FX\GL I" X LESLRHWSGH WL [H"F IJXI EMW_EG
R"ad#e 7+> `+JWHZ9 IJG IHXMLFWLLW"M "[ IJG EMW_EG
R"ad WL FXZG (%.".H I" IJG LESLRHWSGH fJ" HG_EGLIGZ
WIp M" "IJGH LESLRHWSGH WL RXaXSKG "[ XRRGLLWMY IJXI
R"ad XMZ M" IHXMLFWLLW"ML XHG FXZG [H"F IJXI R"ad
GmRGaI I" IJG LESLRHWSGH fJ" HG_EGLIGZ WI#e 7+> XI
C&X'C(X N[""IM"IG "FWIIGZP#
+JG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI HGoGRIGZ aGIWIW"MGHLi XHYEFGMI
IJXI WI LJ"EKZ M"I R"MLWZGH fJGIJGH X aXHIWREKXH aGH'
["HFXMRG WMWIWXIGZ Sd IJG R"MLEFGHiL ZWHGRIW"M ELWMY
/GHG"iL LdLIGF WL `I" IJG aESKWRe SEI LJ"EKZ WMLIGXZ
`K""\ SXR\ # # # I" IJG a"WMI XI fJWRJ /GHG"iL XMIGMMXL
"SIXWM IJG SH"XZRXLI R"MIGMI I" R"MRKEZG IJXI /GHG"
GMYXYGL WM X aESKWR aGH["HFXMRG#e 7+> XI CVX'C)X#
+JG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI M"IGZ IJXI IJG R"EHI "[ XaaGXKL
WM ,4C."8$($%& JXZ HGoGRIGZ IJG LXFG XHYEFGMI9
R"MRKEZWMY IJXI IJGHG fXL X `ZW;WZWMY KWMGe SGIfGGM
IJG `IHXMLFWLLW"ML FXZG Sd IJG R"MIGMI aH";WZGHLe
XMZ IJG IHXMLFWLLW"ML FXZG Sd 2XSKG;WLW"MiL LdLIGF#7+> XI C)X# +JG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI [EHIJGH ["EMZ IJXI9 `WM
KWYJI "[ bWILc [XRIEXK ZGIGHFWMXIW"M IJXI GXRJ XMIGMMX
[EMRIW"ML WMZGaGMZGMIKd9 WM XI KGXLI "MG HGLaGRI IJG
/GHG" LdLIGF WL X LIH"MYGH RXLG IJXM ,4C."8$($%& # # #
SGRXELG # # # GXRJ R"ad FXZG Sd /GHG"iL LdLIGF WL RHG'
XIGZ [H"F X ("*4'4#" LIHGXF "[ ZXIX#e 7+>
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 17/31
Q
KE ?.% -(3*& () 455%+62 >%7'2'("
+JG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI X[[WHFGZ#
+E +JG R"EHI ["EMZ EMaGHLEXLW;G aGIWIW"MGHLi RKXWF
IJXI IJG IHXMLFWLLW"ML FXZG ELWMY /GHG"iL LdLIGF
LJ"EKZ SG G_EXIGZ fWIJ `IJG "HWYWMXK SH"XZRXLI FXZG
Sd IJG ";GH'IJG'XWH MGIf"H\ HXIJGH IJXM IHGXIWMY
/GHG"iL IHXMLFWLLW"ML XL WMZGaGMZGMI aGH["HFXMRGL9e
SGRXELG IJXI XHYEFGMI `WL M"IJWMY F"HG IJXM IJG
,4C."8$($%& aKXWMIW[[Li WMIGHaHGIXIW"M "[ IJG +HXMLFWI
2KXELG#e 8GI# /aa# BVX# /L ["H aGIWIW"MGHLi XHYEFGMI
IJXI `XKK "[ /GHG"iL ZWLRHGIG IHXMLFWLLW"ML bLJ"EKZc sSG
XYYHGYXIGZ XMZ ;WGfGZ R"KKGRIW;GKd XL R"MLIWIEIWMY X
aESKWR aGH["HFXMRG9ie IJG R"EHI ["EMZ IJXI XHYEFGMI
["HGRK"LGZ Sd ,4C."8$($%&iL J"KZWMY IJXI `IJG HGKG;XMI
WM_EWHd EMZGH IJG +HXMLFWI 2KXELG WL IJG a"IGMIWXK
XEZWGMRG "[ X aXHIWREKXH IHXMLFWLLW"M9 M"I IJG a"IGM'IWXK XEZWGMRG ["H IJXI EMZGHKdWMY f"H\ "H IJG aXHIWRE'
KXH aGH["HFXMRG "[ IJXI f"H\ SGWMY IHXMLFWIIGZ#e 7+>
XI BVX'B)X# `b@cG RXMM"I XRRGaI baGIWIW"MGHLic XHYE'
FGMIL IJXI /GHG"iL IHXMLFWLLW"ML I" X LWMYKG /GHG"
ELGH9 YGMGHXIGZ [H"F X EMW_EG R"ad RHGXIGZ XI IJG
ELGHiL HG_EGLI XMZ "MKd XRRGLLWSKG I" IJXI ELGH9
LJ"EKZ SG XYYHGYXIGZ ["H IJG aEHa"LGL "[ ZGIGHFWMWMY
fJGIJGH IJGd XHG aESKWR aGH["HFXMRGL#e 7+> XI B)X'
BOX#
+JG R"EHI KW\GfWLG HGoGRIGZ aGIWIW"MGHLi XHYEFGMI
IJXI IJG HGLEKI WM ,4C."8$($%& ZGaGMZGZ "M XMXK"YWq'
WMY 2XSKG;WLW"MiL 16'5T1 I" X R"M;GMIW"MXK 5T19
M"IWMY IJXI IJG R"EHI JXZ XKHGXZd `["KK"fGZ ,4C."W
8$($%&iL WMIGHaHGIXIW"M "[ IJG +HXMLFWI 2KXELGe WM
X ZW[[GHGMI R"MIGmI N*MIGHMGI FELWR Z"fMK"XZLP# 7+>
XI BOX NRWIWMY I&$#"+ ?#4#"( 8> 3B"'$14& ?%1QH %0
,%B*%("'(= 3-#G%'( O !-C.$(G"'(9 )BO <#&Z )(9 O&'O)
NBZ 2WH# BD%DPP# `/MZ G;GM W[ LERJ XMXK"YWGL fGHG
aH"SXIW;G9 /GHG"iL LdLIGF R"EKZ XRREHXIGKd SG XMXK"'
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 18/31
%D
YWqGZ I" XM EaLIHGXF R"FSWMXIW"M "[ X LIXMZXHZ +T
XMIGMMX9 X 5T19 XMZ X 6KWMYS"m#e 7+> XI BOX M#%&#(
*M XZZWIW"M9 IJG R"EHI ["EMZ IJXI aGIWIW"MGHLi
XHYEFGMI [XWKGZ `I" XRR"EMI ["H /GHG"iL ELGH'LaGRW[WR
XMIGMMXL# # # # b-c;GM W[ fG fGHG I" ZWLHGYXHZ /GHG"iL
R"aWGL9 WI f"EKZ LIWKK SG IHEG IJXI IJG a"IGMIWXK XEZW'GMRG "[ GXRJ "[ /GHG"iL IHXMLFWLLW"ML fXL IJG LWMYKG
ELGH I" fJ"F GXRJ XMIGMMX fXL XLLWYMGZ#e 7+> XI
&DX'&%X# `*I WL SGd"MZ ZWLaEIG IJXI IJG IHXMLFWLLW"M
"[ X SH"XZRXLI +T aH"YHXF HGRGW;GZ Sd XM WMZW;WZE'
XKiL H""[I"a XMIGMMX I" IJG +T WM JWL KW;WMY H""F WL
aHW;XIG9 SGRXELG "MKd IJXI WMZW;WZEXK RXM HGRGW;G IJG
IHXMLFWLLW"M [H"F IJXI XMIGMMX # # # # b8GIWIW"MGHLc
JX;G aHGLGMIGZ M" HGXL"M fJd IJG HGLEKI LJ"EKZ SG
XMd ZW[[GHGMI fJGM IJXI H""[I"a XMIGMMX WL HGMIGZ
[H"F /GHG" XMZ WIL LWYMXKL IHXMLFWIIGZ ";GH IJG WM'
IGHMGI#e 7+> XI &%X#
+JG R"EHI [EHIJGH ZWLXYHGGZ fWIJ aGIWIW"MGHLi RKXWF
IJXI `J"KZWMY IJXI /GHG"iL IHXMLFWLLW"ML XHG M"I
aESKWR aGH["HFXMRGL GmXKIL ["HF ";GH LESLIXMRG9e
SGRXELG IJG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI XKHGXZd JXZ HGoGRIGZ
IJXI R"MIGMIW"M WM ,4C."8$($%&# 7+> XI &BX# /MZ IJG
R"EHI M"IGZ IJXI /GHG" WL M"I `XK"MG WM ZGLWYMWMY WIL
LdLIGF XH"EMZ ,4C."8$($%&9 XL FXMd RK"EZ R"FaEIWMY
LGH;WRGL # # # XaaGXH I" JX;G Z"MG IJG LXFG#e 7+> XI
&BX'&&X#
+JG R"EHI XKL" ["EMZ FWLaKXRGZ aGIWIW"MGHLi HGKWXMRG
"M IJG KGYWLKXIW;G JWLI"Hd "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI /RI "[
( `/ 6KWMYS"m WL X bFGZWX'LJW[IWMYc ZG;WRG IJXI R"MMGRIL IJG
ELGHiL RXSKG "H LXIGKKWIG LGI'I"a S"m "H 5T1 I" IJG WMIGHMGI9XKK"fWMY IJG ELGH I" fXIRJ KW;G "H HGR"HZGZ aH"YHXFL "M XMWMIGHMGI'R"MMGRIGZ F"SWKG ZG;WRG9 LERJ XL X KXaI"a "H IXSKGI#e8GI# /aa# &X M#B# /KIGHMXIW;GKd9 X 6KWMYS"m FXd SG ZWHGRIKd R"M'MGRIGZ I" X H""[I"a XMIGMMX I" XKK"f LIHGXFWMY "[ ";GH'IJG'XWHLWYMXKL I" X F"SWKG ZG;WRG# ?"" ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r OO#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 19/31
%%
%QO)# *M aXHIWREKXH9 WI ["EMZ IJXI aGIWIW"MGHL WYM"HGZ
2"MYHGLLiL ZGIGHFWMXIW"M I" GmGFaI *'$84#" aGH["H'
FXMRGL9 WMRKEZWMY aGH["HFXMRGL XRR"FaKWLJGZ IJH"EYJ
IHXMLFWLLW"ML9 [H"F R"adHWYJI KWXSWKWId# `*M IJG IGRJ'
M"K"YWRXK GM;WH"MFGMI "[ %QO)9 ZWLIWMYEWLJWMY SG'
IfGGM aESKWR XMZ aHW;XIG IHXMLFWLLW"ML fXL LWFaKGHIJXM I"ZXd#e 7+> XI &(X# +JG R"EHI HGXL"MGZ IJXI IJG
`IHXMLFWLLW"MLe XI WLLEG WM IJWL RXLG `RK"LGKd HGLGF'
SKG IJG aHW;XIG IHXMLFWLLW"MLe [H"F ZG;WRGL LERJ XL
16'5T1L XMZ 6KWMYS"mGL# 7+# /RR"HZWMYKd9 IJG R"EHI
R"MRKEZGZ IJXI9 SGRXELG /GHG"iL LdLIGF "aGHXIGZ
ZW[[GHGMIKd [H"F X RXSKG IGKG;WLW"M LdLIGF9 `fG RXMM"I
ZWLHGYXHZ IJG R"MIHXHd R"MRGHML GmaHGLLGZ Sd 2"MYHGLL
WM ZHX[IWMY IJG %QO) 2"adHWYJI /RI# /MZ fG RGHIXWMKd
RXMM"I ZWLHGYXHZ IJG GmaHGLL KXMYEXYG 2"MYHGLL
LGKGRIGZ WM Z"WMY L"#e 7+> XI &VX#
JE nEZYG 2JWM9 fJ"LG ZGRWLW"M XL X ZWLIHWRI R"EHI
oEZYG fXL HG;GHLGZ WM ,4C."8$($%&9 ZWLLGMIGZ# ,G
XLLGHIGZ IJXI /GHG"iL `sIGRJM"K"Yd aKXI["HFi WL # # # X
LJXF9e X `1ESG 7"KZSGHY'KW\G R"MIHW;XMRG9 ";GH'
GMYWMGGHGZ WM XM XIIGFaI I" X;"WZ IJG HGXRJ "[ IJG
2"adHWYJI /RI#e 8GI# /aa# (DX# @WIJ"EI XZZHGLLWMY
IJG ZWLIHWRI R"EHIiL [XRIEXK [WMZWMYL IJXI ZGLRHWSG IJG
XRIEXK "aGHXIW"M "[ /GHG"iL LdLIGF9 nEZYG 2JWM WM'
LWLIGZ IJXI `/GHG" LIWKK WL IHXMLFWIIWMY # # # aH"YHXF'
FWMY sI" IJG aESKWR#ie 7+> XI ((X#
8GIWIW"MGHLi aGIWIW"ML ["H HGJGXHWMY GM SXMR fGHGZGMWGZ9 fWIJ nEZYG 2JWM9 o"WMGZ Sd nEZYG @GLKGd9
ZWLLGMIWMY# 7+> XI %BOX'%BCX#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 20/31
%B
49L/B;=?
:E ?C; >;-:1:!= 8;A!, :1 -!99;-?
+JG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI R"HHGRIKd HEKGZ IJXI /GHG"iL
LdLIGF Z"GL M"I WM[HWMYG aGIWIW"MGHLi R"adHWYJIL
EMZGH IJG +HXMLFWI 2KXELG# /L S"IJ R"EHIL SGK"f
R"HHGRIKd ["EMZ9 X R"MLEFGH ELWMY /GHG"iL LdLIGF
RXaIEHGL X LWYMXK IJH"EYJ XM XMIGMMX X;XWKXSKG "MKd
I" X aXHIWREKXH ELGH XMZ GMXSKGL IJXI ELGH I" FX\G XM
WMZW;WZEXK R"ad [H"F X EMW_EG ZXIX LIHGXF IJXI RXM
SG ;WGfGZ L"KGKd Sd IJXI ELGH XI IJG ELGHiL ZWHGRIW"M#
+JXI IGRJM"K"Yd Z"GL M"I RXELG WM[HWMYGFGMI SGRXELG
/GHG" Z"GL M"I GMYXYG WM XMd aGH["HFXMRG `I" IJG
aESKWR#e
:W\G IJG ZWLLGMI SGK"f9 aGIWIW"MGHL XHYEG IJXI IJWL
2"EHI LJ"EKZ IHGXI /GHG"iL LdLIGF XL XMXK"Y"EL I" X
RXSKG LdLIGF XMZ WFa"LG KWXSWKWId SGRXELG RXSKG LdL'IGFL GMYXYG WM aESKWR aGH["HFXMRG# 3EI /GHG" WL M"I
XMZ Z"GL M"I "aGHXIG KW\G X RXSKG LdLIGFp RXSKG LdL'
IGFL HGRGW;G SH"XZRXLI R"MIGMI WM X LWMYKG [GGZ XMZ
R"MIWME"ELKd HGIHXMLFWI IJXI LXFG R"MIGMI I" GXRJ "[
IJGWH RELI"FGHL9 fJGIJGH IJG RELI"FGH JXL IEMGZ I"
IJXI LWYMXK "H M"I# +JG KXMYEXYG "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI
/RI9 WIL JWLI"Hd9 XMZ IJG EMZWLaEIGZ [XRIEXK [WMZWMYL
XS"EI J"f /GHG"iL IGRJM"K"Yd XRIEXKKd "aGHXIGL aHG'
RKEZG IHGXIWMY /GHG" XL W[ WI fGHG L"FGIJWMY WI WL M"I#
4E 4%*%(F2 1H2&%M >(%2 =(& ?*+"2M'& 4 $%*N)(*M+"7% O?( ?.% $3J6'7P
DE +JG 2"adHWYJI /RI YHXMIL I" RHGXI"HL IJG
GmRKELW;G HWYJI9 `WM IJG RXLG "[ KWIGHXHd9 FELWRXK9
ZHXFXIWR9 XMZ RJ"HG"YHXaJWR f"H\L9 aXMI"FWFGL9
XMZ F"IW"M aWRIEHGL XMZ "IJGH XEZW";WLEXK f"H\L9 I"
aGH["HF IJG R"adHWYJIGZ f"H\ aESKWRKd#e %O ?#6#2#
l %D)N(P# +JG /RI [EHIJGH LaGRW[WGLg
+" aGH["HF "H ZWLaKXd X f"H\ `aESKWRKde FGXML k
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 21/31
%&
N%P I" aGH["HF "H ZWLaKXd WI XI X aKXRG "aGM I"
IJG aESKWR "H XI XMd aKXRG fJGHG X LESLIXMIWXK
MEFSGH "[ aGHL"ML "EILWZG "[ X M"HFXK RWHRKG "[ X
[XFWKd XMZ WIL L"RWXK XR_EXWMIXMRGL WL YXIJGHGZp
"H
NBP I" IHXMLFWI "H "IJGHfWLG R"FFEMWRXIG XaGH["HFXMRG "H ZWLaKXd "[ IJG f"H\ I" X aKXRG
LaGRW[WGZ Sd RKXELG N%P "H I" IJG aESKWR9 Sd FGXML
"[ XMd ZG;WRG "H aH"RGLL9 fJGIJGH IJG FGFSGHL "[
IJG aESKWR RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMY IJG aGH["HFXMRG
"H ZWLaKXd HGRGW;G WI WM IJG LXFG aKXRG "H WM LGaX'
HXIG aKXRGL XMZ XI IJG LXFG IWFG "H XI ZW[[GHGMI
IWFGL#
7+> l %D%#
+JG LIXIEIGiL IGmI IJEL WMZWRXIGL IJXI `I" IHXMLFWI
# # # X aGH["HFXMRG # # # "[ bXc f"H\e WL WILGK[ I" `aGH'["HFe IJG f"H\# ?"" B 0GK;WKKG 3# !WFFGH U 5X;WZ
!WFFGH9 :$BB"' %& ,%*H'$AG# l C#%(b3cb%c9 XI C'%QD
NHG;# GZ# BD%&P N`b+cJG XRI "[ SH"XZRXLIWMY X f"H\ WL
WILGK[ X aGH["HFXMRG "[ IJXI f"H\#eP# /I IJG LXFG
IWFG9 M"I G;GHd IHXMLFWLLW"M WL X *-C.$1 aGH["HFXMRGg
IJXI ZGIGHFWMXIW"M IEHML "M fJGIJGH IJG IHXMLFWL'
LW"M WL FXZG `I" IJG aESKWR#e
+JG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWI R"HHGRIKd HGXL"MGZ IJXI9
EMZGH IJG IGHFL "[ IJG LIXIEI"Hd ZG[WMWIW"M9 IJG
`aGH["HFXMRGe IJXI FELI SG FXZG `I" IJG aESKWRe I"WFaKWRXIG IJG GmRKELW;G aESKWR'aGH["HFXMRG HWYJI WL
IJG IHXMLFWLLW"M WILGK[#V ?MZGH IJG LIXIEIG9 `bIc"
sIHXMLFWIi X aGH["HFXMRG # # # WL I" R"FFEMWRXIG WI Sd
XMd ZG;WRG "H aH"RGLL fJGHGSd WFXYGL "H L"EMZL XHG
HGRGW;GZ SGd"MZ IJG aKXRG [H"F fJWRJ IJGd XHG LGMI#e
V ?"" B :$BB"' %& ,%*H'$AG# l C#%(b2cbBc9 XI C'%QB#) N`b*c[ 4
#'4&(B$(($%& WL "MKd X;XWKXSKG I" "MG aGHL"M9 IJGM WI RKGXHKd [XWKLI" _EXKW[d XL saESKWR#i eP NGFaJXLWL XZZGZP#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 22/31
%(
%O ?#6#2# l %D%# 6GRIW"M %D% LaGRW[WGL IJXI X aGH["H'
FXMRG WL `I" IJG aESKWRe L" K"MY XL `FGFSGHL "[ IJG
aESKWR bXHGc RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMY IJG aGH["HFXMRG#e
+JXI aH";WLW"M f"EKZ FX\G M" LGMLG W[ IJG aGH["H'
FXMRG WM _EGLIW"M fGHG L"FG "IJGH9 EMZGHKdWMY
aGH["HFXMRG HXIJGH IJXM IJG IHXMLFWLLW"M WILGK[# *MIJXI RXLG9 KWXSWKWId R"EKZ SG WFa"LGZ ["H aEHGKd aHW;XIG
IHXMLFWLLW"ML LWFaKd SGRXELG FEKIWaKG R"MLEFGHL
GXRJ fXMIGZ IJGWH "fM aGHL"MXK R"aWGL "[ IJG LXFG
f"H\#
?MZGH IJG R"HHGRI R"MLIHERIW"M "[ IJG LIXIEIG9 IJG
EMZWLaEIGZ [XRIL R"MRGHMWMY IJG ZGLWYM XMZ "aGHXIW"M
"[ /GHG"iL LdLIGF ["HGRK"LG aGIWIW"MGHLi RKXWFL# /
EMW_EG R"ad "[ X aGH["HFXMRG "[ X f"H\9 RHGXIGZ
XI IJG ZWHGRIW"M "[ IJG ELGH9 WL IHXMLFWIIGZ "MKd Sd
XMZ I" IJXI ELGH# +JXI IHXMLFWLLW"M k IJG HGKG;XMI
aGH["HFXMRG k RXM SG HGRGW;GZ Sd M" "MG GKLG#
IE +JGHG WL M" WMR"MLWLIGMRd SGIfGGM IJWL R"M'
LIHERIW"M "[ IJG +HXMLFWI 2KXELG XMZ IJG LIXIEI"Hd
RKXHW[WRXIW"M IJXI X IHXMLFWLLW"M FXd SG I" IJG aESKWR
`fJGIJGH IJG FGFSGHL "[ IJG aESKWR RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;'
WMY IJG aGH["HFXMRG "H ZWLaKXd HGRGW;G WI WM IJG LXFG
aKXRG "H WM LGaXHXIG aKXRGL XMZ XI IJG LXFG IWFG "H XI
ZW[[GHGMI IWFGL#e %O ?#6#2# l %D%# +JG ,4C."8$($%&
R"EHI M"IGZ IJXI IJWL KXMYEXYG JXL SGGM XaaKWGZ WM
RWHREFLIXMRGL fJGHG X ZG[GMZXMI JXL IHXMLFWIIGZ X
LWMYKG R"ad N"[9 ["H GmXFaKG9 X F";WGP I" FEKIWaKG;WGfGHL XI ZW[[GHGMI IWFGL# ?"" ,4C."8$($%&9 V&) <#&Z
XI %&C'&Q NRWIWMY ,%.-BC$4 !$1#-'"( 7&+-(>= 7&1> 8>
)"++ @%'&"= 7&1>9 O(Q <#BZ %V(9 %V)'VO N&Z 2WH# %QC(PP#
3d R"MIHXLI9 IJG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWIiL R"MLIHERIW"M "[ IJG
LIXIEIG `XRR"HZbLc LWYMW[WRXMRG I" IJG GmWLIGMRG XMZ
ELG "[ ZWLIWMRI R"aWGL WM bWILc IHXMLFWI RKXELG XMXKd'
LWL#e ,4C."8$($%&9 V&) <#&Z XI %&C#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 23/31
%V
8GIWIW"MGHL XHYEG IJXI9 XKIJ"EYJ X LWMYKG IHXMLFWL'
LW"M FXd SG HGRGW;GZ XI LGaXHXIG aKXRGL9 WI RXMM"I SG
HGRGW;GZ XI `ZW[[GHGMI IWFGLep IJGd [EHIJGH R"MIGMZ
IJXI IJG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWIiL R"MLIHERIW"M "[ IJG LIXIEIG
[XWKL I" YW;G WMZGaGMZGMI LWYMW[WRXMRG I" IJG `ZW[[GHGMI
IWFGLe KXMYEXYG WM IJG ZG[WMWIW"M# 3EI aGIWIW"MGHLiXHYEFGMI WYM"HGL IJG ZWLIWMRIW"M IJXI IJG LIXIEIG ZHXfL
SGIfGGM SGWMY `RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMYe X IHXMLFWLLW"M
XMZ XRIEXKKd `HGRGW;bWMYce WI# ,0> D.484 E%'<(= 7&1> 8>
F-&#"'9 )CQ <#&Z OV(9 O)D NOIJ 2WH# BD%BP N8"LMGH9 n#P
NLEYYGLIWMY IJXI X `aESKWR aGH["HFXMRG "RREHL fJGM
bXc ;WZG" WL EaK"XZGZ bI" X aESKWR fGSLWIGc XMZ IJG
aESKWR SGR"FGL RXaXSKG "[ ;WGfWMY WI9e G;GM W[ FGF'
SGHL "[ IJG aESKWR XRIEXKKd ;WGf IJG ;WZG" XI ZW[[GHGMI
IWFGLP# +JG `ZW[[GHGMI IWFGLe KXMYEXYG WM IJG LIXIEIG
LIWKK JXL X H"KG I" aKXd#
KE !"IJWMY WM IJG KGYWLKXIW;G JWLI"Hd "[ IJG 2"ad'
HWYJI /RI LEaa"HIL KWFWIWMY /GHG"iL ELGHLi HWYJI I"
R"ad XMZ aKXd SXR\ aGIWIW"MGHLi ";GH'IJG'XWH aGH["H'
FXMRGL WM IJGWH J"FGL ELWMY HGF"IGKd K"RXIGZ XMIGMMX
XMZ 5T1 G_EWaFGMI# 6GRIW"M %D)N(P "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI
/RI LIHW\GL X SXKXMRG Sd HGLGH;WMY I" RHGXI"HL IJG
GmRKELW;G HWYJI I" aGH["HF IJGWH f"H\L aESKWRKd fJWKG
HGLGH;WMY I" XKK IJG HWYJI I" aGH["HF f"H\L aHW;XIGKd#
+JG ZG[WMWIW"ML WM 6GRIW"M %D% KW\GfWLG aH";WZG IJXI
M"I XKK IHXMLFWLLW"ML XHG aESKWR aGH["HFXMRGL k fJGM
"MKd "MG FGFSGH "[ IJG aESKWR WL RXaXSKG "[ HGRGW;WMYX aXHIWREKXH IHXMLFWLLW"M9 IJG IHXMLFWLLW"M WL aHW;XIG9
XMZ M"I HGLIHWRIGZ EMZGH IJG 2"adHWYJI /RI#
8GIWIW"MGHLi XLLGHIW"M NXI V')P IJXI IJG HGKG;XMI
aH";WLW"ML "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI /RI fGHG aXLLGZ WM aXHI
I" XZZHGLL ZGRWLW"ML "[ IJWL 2"EHI WM J"."*'%B*#"'
,%'*> 8> ,%.-BC$4 L'%4+14(#$&A ?H(#"B= 7&1>9 (%V
?#6# &Q( N%QO(P9 XMZ D%'#&$AG#.H ,%'*> 8> I&$#"+
3'#$(#( J"."8$($%&= 7&1>9 &QB ?#6# &QD9 (DD'D% N%Q)CP9
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 24/31
%)
Z"GL M"I LEaa"HI IJGWH RKXWF IJXI /GHG" WM[HWMYGL
IJG GmRKELW;G aESKWR'aGH["HFXMRG HWYJI# *M S"IJ J"."W
*'%B*#"' XMZ D%'#&$AG#.H9 IJG LdLIGFL XI WLLEG ELGZ
X R"FF"M XMIGMMX I" RXaIEHG ";GH'IJG'XWH SH"XZRXLIL
XMZ IJGM IHXMLFWIIGZ IJGF I" XKK LESLRHWSGHL "M IJG
LdLIGF NfJGIJGH "H M"I IJG LESLRHWSGHL fGHG ;WGfWMYIJG SH"XZRXLILP# +JXI WL LWFaKd M"I IJG fXd IJXI
/GHG"iL LdLIGF "aGHXIGLg X ELGH WL XLLWYMGZ XM
WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMXp M" LWYMXK YGIL IHXMLFWIIGZ XI
XKK EMKGLL IJG ELGH WMWIWXIGL IJXI IHXMLFWLLW"Mp XMZ
GXRJ IHXMLFWLLW"M WL ZWHGRIGZ L"KGKd Sd XMZ I" IJXI
ELGH# 8GIWIW"MGHL _E"IG KXMYEXYG [H"F X ,"ELG
1Ga"HI HG[GHHWMY I" IJG nEZWRWXHd 2"FFWIIGGiL `SGKWGb[c
IJXI RXSKG LdLIGFL XHG R"FFGHRWXK GMIGHaHWLGL fJ"LG
SXLWR HGIHXMLFWLLW"M "aGHXIW"ML XHG SXLGZ "M IJG
RXHHWXYG "[ R"adHWYJIGZ aH"YHXF FXIGHWXK#e ,#1# 1Ga#
!"# Q('%(O)9 XI CQ N%QO)P9 '"*'$&#"+ $& %QO)
?#6#2#2#/#!# V)VQ9 VOD(# 3EI IJG 1Ga"HI WL oELI XL
RKGXH IJXI9 `bXcKIJ"EYJ XMd XRI Sd fJWRJ bXMc WMWIWXK
aGH["HFXMRG "H ZWLaKXd WL IHXMLFWIIGZ9 HGaGXIGZ9
"H FXZG I" HGREH f"EKZ WILGK[ SG X saGH["HFXMRGi "H
sZWLaKXdi # # # 9 WI f"EKZ M"I SG XRIW"MXSKG XL XM WM[HWMYG'
FGMI EMKGLL WI fGHG Z"MG saESKWRKd9i XL ZG[WMGZ WM
LGRIW"M %D%#e 7+> XI )&9 %QO) ?#6#2#2#/#!# V)OO#
2"MYHGLL FXd fGKK JX;G XMIWRWaXIGZ XZ;XMRGL WM
;WZG" ZWLIHWSEIW"M I" IJG aESKWRp SEI WI G_EXKKd f"EKZ
JX;G XMIWRWaXIGZ XZ;XMRGL WM aHW;XIG HGRGaIW"M "[SH"XZRXLI IGKG;WLW"M#) /GHG" HGaHGLGMIL IJG KXIIGH9
M"I IJG ["HFGH#
) /GHG"iL IGRJM"K"Yd WL M"I9 XL aGIWIW"MGHL RKXWF9 WMG[[WRWGMIp
I" IJG R"MIHXHd9 WI aH";WZGL X JWYJKd G[[WRWGMI XKIGHMXIW;G ["HR"MLEFGHL fJ" fWLJ I" ;WGf ";GH'IJG'XWH SH"XZRXLIL fWIJ"EI IJGR"LI XMZ WMR"M;GMWGMRG "[ aEHRJXLWMY XMZ WMLIXKKWMY IGKG;WLW"MLGIL9 ZWYWIXK XMIGMMXL9 XMZ 5T1L WM IJGWH J"FGL# ?"" >XM"oWX5GRK# r %D#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 25/31
%O
8E 4%*%(F2 /2%*2 Q =(& 4%*%( Q O?*+"2M'&P
-("&%"& /2'"G 4%*%(F2 1H2&%M
+JG ZGRWLW"M SGK"f WL R"HHGRI ["H IJG XZZWIW"MXK
HGXL"M IJXI IJG -("' WL WM R"MIH"K "[ IJG HGF"IG
WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMX XMZ 5T1 IJXI GMXSKGL IJG ELGH
I" HGRGW;G XMZ R"ad aH"YHXFFWMY [H"F ";GH'IJG'XWHSH"XZRXLIL# +JG /GHG" LdLIGF HGLa"MZL XEI"FXIWRXKKd
I" ELGH HG_EGLIL# /RR"HZWMYKd9 ZWHGRI KWXSWKWId ["H
WM[HWMYGFGMI RXMM"I SG WFa"LGZ XYXWMLI /GHG"#
/KIJ"EYJ /GHG" SGKWG;GL M" XRI"H IJXI ELGL WIL LdLIGF
ZWHGRIKd WM[HWMYGL9 EMZGH /GHG"iL LdLIGF "MKd IJG
/GHG" -("' fJ" GFaK"dL /GHG"iL LdLIGF I" IHXMLFWI
SH"XZRXLI aH"YHXFFWMY I" JGHLGK[ R"EKZ a"LLWSKd
WM[HWMYG ZWHGRIKd aGIWIW"MGHLi R"adHWYJIL#
DE +JG /GHG" LdLIGF WL ZGLWYMGZ XMZ GMYWMGGHGZ
I" FWHH"H IJG "aGHXIW"M "[ X IHXZWIW"MXK9 WM'J"FGXMIGMMX XMZ 5T19 XMZ IJEL I" XKK"f IJG ELGH I" R"M'
IH"K G;GHd XLaGRI "[ IJG IHXMLFWLLW"M "[ X SH"XZRXLI
aH"YHXF# @JGM M"I WM ELG9 IJG XMIGMMXL J"ELGZ "M
/GHG"iL aHGFWLGL XHG IEMGZ I" X [HG_EGMRd fWIJ"EI
XMd SH"XZRXLI LWYMXKL XMZ XHG IJGHG["HG WZKG# ?""
,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r VCp :Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr %(9 &)#
@JGM X ELGH K"YL "M I" IJG LdLIGF XMZ LGKGRIL X
aH"YHXF9 XM WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMX WL XEI"FXIWRXKKd
XLLWYMGZ I" IJXI ELGHp IJXI XMIGMMX IJGM XEI"FXIW'
RXKKd HGLa"MZL I" IJG ELGHiL R"FFXMZL Sd GKGRIH"MW'
RXKKd IEMWMY I" IJG [HG_EGMRd "[ IJG SH"XZRXLI RJXM'MGK LGKGRIGZ Sd IJG ELGH# ?"" ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r )(#
+JG aH"YHXF WL IJGM XEI"FXIWRXKKd HGR"HZGZ XMZ IJG
ELGH ZGIGHFWMGL fJGM XMZ J"f IJG HGR"HZWMY fWKK SG
IHXMLFWIIGZ I" IJG ELGHiL ZG;WRG k fJGIJGH XI IJG
IWFG WI WL SGWMY HGR"HZGZ "H XI X KXIGH IWFG# ?""
:Wa"fL\W 5GRK# rr %B9 %(9 VD# /MZ IJG ELGH KW\GfWLG
JXL IJG XSWKWId I" R"MIH"K IJG aKXdSXR\ Sd aXELWMY9
HGfWMZWMY9 XMZ [XLI'["HfXHZWMY IJG aH"YHXF9 G;GM W[
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 26/31
%C
KXIGH a"HIW"ML "[ IJG aH"YHXF XHG LIWKK SGWMY HGR"HZGZ#
?"" ,"H"fWIq 1Ga"HI r V)#
+JGLG EMZWLaEIGZ [XRIL FX\G RKGXH IJXI9 W[ XMd
WM[HWMYGFGMI WL "RREHHWMY XI XKK9 WI ZGHW;GL [H"F
IJG ELGHiL R"FFXMZL I" RXELG /GHG"iL G_EWaFGMI I"
"aGHXIG WM X aXHIWREKXH fXd# *M IJXI RWHREFLIXMRG9"MKd IJG ELGH9 M"I /GHG"9 R"EKZ SG ZWHGRIKd KWXSKG ["H
WM[HWMYGFGMI#
IE +JG ;"KWIW"MXK'R"MZERI IGLI XaaH"aHWXIGKd
HG[KGRIL IJG XRIEXK "aGHXIW"M "[ /GHG"iL LdLIGF9 fJWRJ
FX\GL G_EWaFGMI K"RXIGZ "M /GHG"iL aHGFWLGL X;XWK'
XSKG ["H RELI"FGHLi ELG# *[ X KXMZ"fMGH "[[GHGZ LaXRG
"M X JWKKI"a fJGHG WMZW;WZEXKL R"EKZ aKXRG X R"M;GM'
IW"MXK XMIGMMX9 M" "MG f"EKZ XHYEG IJXI IJG KXMZ'
"fMGH fXL GMYXYGZ WM X aESKWR aGH["HFXMRG9 G;GM W[
JEMZHGZL "[ WMZW;WZEXKL aKXRGZ WMZW;WZEXK XMIGMMXLIJGHG XMZ fXIRJGZ IJG LXFG @"HKZ 6GHWGL YXFG#
+JG "fMGH "[ X R"aWGH X;XWKXSKG ["H aESKWR ELG WL M"I
KWXSKG ["H ZWHGRI WM[HWMYGFGMI fJGM X RELI"FGH ELGL
IJG R"aWGH I" HGaH"ZERG X R"ad "[ X a"aEKXH S""\9 G;GM
IJ"EYJ IJG "fMGH FXWMIXWML IJG R"aWGH9 aH";WZGL
GKGRIHWR a"fGH ["H WIL "aGHXIW"M XMZ WMLIHERIW"ML
"M IJG R"aWGHiL ELG9 XMZ RJXHYGL X aGH'aXYG [GG ["H
FX\WMY IJG R"aWGL#
::E ?C:1 -41; $9!R:>;1 4= 4$$9!$9:N
4?; R;C:-A; <!9 9;1!AR:=L ?C;
:B$!9?4=? @/;1?:!= !< <;>;94A
A4, $9;1;=?;>
4E +JG ZGRWLW"M SGK"f WL R"HHGRI9 XMZ M" R"EHI "[
XaaGXKL JXL HEKGZ I" IJG R"MIHXHd# <"H ["EH HGXL"ML9
J"fG;GH9 /GHG" MG;GHIJGKGLL SGKWG;GL IJXI IJG 2"EHI
LJ"EKZ YHXMI IJG aGIWIW"M I" HGL"K;G IJG WFa"HIXMI
WLLEG "[ [GZGHXK KXf XI WLLEG WM IJWL RXLG#
D$'(#9 aGIWIW"MGHL JX;G LJ"fM G;GHd WMIGMIW"M "[
aEHLEWMY KWIWYXIW"M WM G;GHd RWHREWI WM IJG MXIW"M WM
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 27/31
%Q
XM G[["HI I" WFaGZG R"MLEFGHLi XRRGLL I" HGF"IG
XMIGMMXL XMZ 5T1L ;WX /GHG"iL IGRJM"K"Yd#O +JG
MGGZ I" KWIWYXIG FEKIWaKG RXLGL JXL M"I "MKd WFa"LGZ X
ZWHGRI [WMXMRWXK SEHZGM "M /GHG" SEI XKL" RHGXIGZ EM'
RGHIXWMId IJXI EMZGHFWMGL /GHG"iL G[["HIL I" GmaXMZ
WIL [""IaHWMI XMZ [EHIJGH ZG;GK"a WIL SELWMGLL# +JGHWL\ "[ aH"IHXRIGZ XMZ EMMGRGLLXHd KWIWYXIW"M fXH'
HXMIL IJWL 2"EHIiL HGL"K;WMY IJG KGYXKWId "[ /GHG"iL
LdLIGF XI IJG GXHKWGLI aHXRIWRXSKG IWFG#
?"1%&+9 XL IJG KGXZ RXLG WM IJG LGHWGL "[ KXfLEWIL
[WKGZ Sd aGIWIW"MGHL XMZ IJGWH LEaa"HIGHL XYXWMLI
/GHG"9 IJWL RXLG JXL X fGKK'ZG;GK"aGZ [XRIEXK HGR"HZ9
fWIJ GmaGHI HGa"HIL XMZ ZGRKXHXIW"ML GmaKXWMWMY ZW[[W'
REKI IGRJMWRXK R"MRGaIL WM RKGXH IGHFL# +JG ZWLIHWRI
R"EHIiL ZGIXWKGZ [WMZWMYL "[ [XRI fGHG M"I RJXKKGMYGZ
SG["HG IJG R"EHI "[ XaaGXKL XMZ IJGHG["HG LJ"EKZ M"I
SG LESoGRI I" ZWLaEIG SG["HG IJWL 2"EHI# ?"" F'48"'
J4&< O P0A> ,%> 8> 5$&+" 3$' !'%+(> ,%>9 &&) ?#6#
BO%9 BOV N%Q(QP N`/ R"EHI "[ KXf9 LERJ XL IJWL 2"EHI
WL9 # # # RXMM"I EMZGHIX\G I" HG;WGf R"MREHHGMI [WMZ'
WMYL "[ [XRI Sd If" R"EHIL SGK"f WM IJG XSLGMRG "[
X ;GHd "S;W"EL XMZ GmRGaIW"MXK LJ"fWMY "[ GHH"H#eP#
+JXI [XRIEXK HGR"HZ fWKK [XRWKWIXIG IJWL 2"EHIiL R"MLWZ'
GHXIW"M "[ IJG R"adHWYJI WLLEGL#
O 8GIWIW"MGHL RKXWF IJXI IJGd JX;G IX\GM IJWL XYYHGLLW;G
XaaH"XRJ SGRXELG /GHG"iL IGRJM"K"Yd L"FGJ"f X[[GRIL IJGWHHGIHXMLFWLLW"M HWYJIL# +JXI XHYEFGMI9 J"fG;GH9 ZG[KGRIL XIIGM'IW"M [H"F IJG ZG[WRWGMRWGL "[ IJGWH RJXKKGMYG I" /GHG" EMZGH IJG2"adHWYJI /RI# 8GIWIW"MGHL JX;G M" HWYJI I" R"KKGRI HGIHXML'FWLLW"M [GGL [H"F R"MLEFGHL fJ" ELG XMIGMMXL XMZ 5T1L#2"MYHGLL LaGRW[WRXKKd ZGXKI fWIJ HGIHXMLFWLLW"M HWYJIL ["H RXSKGIGKG;WLW"M EMZGH LIXIEIGL LGaXHXIG [H"F R"adHWYJI KXf# *M XMdG;GMI9 W[ IJWL 2"EHI YHXMIL RGHIW"HXHW9 HGLa"MZGMI HGLGH;GL WILHWYJI I" XHYEG XS"EI fJd aGIWIW"MGHL WMR"HHGRIKd JX;G R"MIGMZGZIJXI /GHG"iL LGH;WRG X[[GRIL IJGWH HGIHXMLFWLLW"M HWYJIL#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 28/31
BD
JG$'+9 XKIJ"EYJ IJGHG WL M" ZW;WLW"M "[ XEIJ"HWId
XF"MY IJG RWHREWIL XI aHGLGMI9 If" ZWLIHWRI R"EHIL
JX;G HEKGZ WM aGIWIW"MGHLi [X;"H WM RXLGL WM;"K;WMY "MG
"[ /GHG"iL aEHa"HIGZ R"FaGIWI"HL#C ?"" D%K J"."8$($%&
?#4#$%&(= 7&1> 8> L4''HM'$.."' ,%&#"&# ?H(>= !5, 9 Q%V
<# 6Eaa# BZ %%&C N2#5# 2XK# BD%BP9 XMZ D%K J"."8$($%&?#4#$%&(= 7&1> 8> D$.B6& N 55, 9 2W;WK /RIW"M !"# %&'OVC N102P9 BD%& @: (O)&(%( N5#5#2# 6GaI# V9 BD%&P#
*[ X RWHREWI R"M[KWRI fGHG I" ZG;GK"a "EI "[ "MG "[ IJ"LG
RXLGL9 IJG HGLEKIWMY ZGRWLW"M f"EKZ M"I HG[KGRI MGXHKd
L" ZGIXWKGZ X [XRIEXK HGR"HZ XL IJWL RXLG#
+JXI ZG[WRWGMRd WL aXHIWREKXHKd XREIG WM IJG
L4''HM'$.."' RXLG M"f EMZGH LESFWLLW"M X[IGH "HXK
XHYEFGMI WM IJG !WMIJ 2WHREWI9 fJGHG IJG ZWLIHWRI
R"EHI WLLEGZ M" [WMZWMYL "[ [XRI# *MLIGXZ9 IJG R"EHI
M"IGZ9 fWIJ"EI HGL"K;WMY IJG WLLEG9 IJXI ZG[GMZXMI
<WKF4M ZGLRHWSGZ WIL LdLIGF XL `IGRJM"K"YWRXKKdXMXK"Y"ELe I" /GHG"iL9 X RJXHXRIGHWqXIW"M IJXI `8KXWM'
IW[[L ZWLaEIGbZce Sd XHYEWMY IJXI `IJGHG XHG X MEFSGH
"[ GKGFGMIL IJXI XHG aHGLGMI WM IJG /GHG" LdLIGF
IJXI 5G[GMZXMIL JX;G M"I WZGMIW[WGZ XL aXHI "[ IJGWH
LdLIGF#e Q%V <# 6Eaa# BZ XI %%(D9 %%(% M#V9 %%(&#
/HYEFGMI WM IJG XaaGXK [H"F IJG 2XKW["HMWX [GZGHXK
R"EHIiL ZGRWLW"M fXL JGXHZ WM /EYELI BD%&# @GHG
IJXI RXLG I" R"FG SG["HG IJWL 2"EHI9 WI f"EKZ M"I aH"'
;WZG XM XaaH"aHWXIG ;GJWRKG I" HGL"K;G IJG WFa"HIXMI
aESKWR'aGH["HFXMRG R"adHWYJI WLLEG#
C / R"FaXMd RXKKGZ <WKF4M N["HFGHKd \M"fM XL `3XHHd'
5HWKKGHe "H `/GHG"\WKKGHeP aEHa"HIL I" "[[GH IGRJM"K"Yd `XMXK"'Y"ELe I" /GHG"iL# <WKF4M JXL SGGM GMo"WMGZ Sd ZWLIHWRI R"EHILWM 2XKW["HMWX XMZ @XLJWMYI"M9 5#2#9 XMZ JXL SGGM JGKZ WMR"MIGFaI "[ R"EHI Sd IJG KXIIGH ["H R"FFGMRWMY "aGHXIW"ML WM3"LI"M WM LaWIG "[ IJXI WMoEMRIW"M# ?"" 5GXZKWMG ,"KKdf""Z9D$.B6& N D%-&+ 7& ,%&#"B*# 60 ,%-'# L-# :%# D$&"+ 68"' L4&R$%.4#$%& N!";# BV9 BD%&P9 4# JIIag==fff#ZGXZKWMG#R"F=BD%&=%%=[WKF"M'm'["EMZ'WM'R"MIGFaI'"['R"EHI'SEI'M"'[WMG'";GH'SXM';W"KXIW"M=#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 29/31
B%
D%-'#G9 IJWL RXLG aHGLGMIL SEI "MG GmXFaKG "[ IJG
fXd IJXI [XLI9 WMGmaGMLW;G R"FFEMWRXIW"ML IGRJM"K'
"Yd WL XKK"fWMY R"MLEFGHL I" GMo"d G[[WRWGMIKd ZGaK"dGZ
[EMRIW"MXKWIWGL# *MLIGXZ "[ IJH"EYJ XM XMIGMMX9 5T19
aGHL"MXK R"FaEIGH9 "H "IJGH ZGZWRXIGZ GKGRIH"MWR
G_EWaFGMI K"RXIGZ WM IJG J"FG9 IJGLG MGf ["HFL "[IGRJM"K"Yd "aGHXIG `WM IJG RK"EZe k IJXI WL9 IGRJM"K"YdIJXI WL HGF"IGKd K"RXIGZ SEI HGXZWKd XRRGLLWSKG XMZ
"aGHXIGZ Sd IJG R"MLEFGH IJH"EYJ XM *MIGHMGI'
R"MMGRIGZ ZG;WRG# +JG 6GR"MZ 2WHREWIiL R"HHGRI WMIGH'
aHGIXIW"M "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI /RI WM ,4C."8$($%& XKK"fGZ
IJ"LG WMM";XIW"ML k X ;XLI XHHXd "[ G[[WRWGMI XMZ ELGH'
ZWHGRIGZ WM["HFXIW"M LI"HXYG XMZ R"FFEMWRXIW"M
IGRJM"K"YWGL k I" [K"EHWLJ WM IJG aXLI [W;G dGXHL#Q
8GIWIW"MGHLi HGMGfGZ G[["HIL I" ["HRG R"MLEFGHL I"
ELG KGLL R"M;GMWGMI9 F"HG GmaGMLW;G G_EWaFGMI I"
XRR"FaKWLJ IJG LXFG GMZL XL IJGLG MGf IGRJM"K"YWGLIJHGXIGM IJXI aH"YHGLL XMZ fWKK LIW[KG [EHIJGH WMM";X'
Q ?"" n"LJ :GHMGH9 JG" 7B*41# %0 ,%*H'$AG# !%.$1H ,G4&A"( %&
R"&#-'" ,4*$#4. 7&8"(#B"&# $& ,.%-+ ,%B*-#$&A ,%B*4&$"( N!";# (9 BD%%P9 4# JIIag==fff#XMXKdLWLYH"Ea#R"F=EaK"XZGZ<WKGL=8ESKWLJWMY=/HIWRKGL=:GHMGH.<XKKBD%%.2"adHWYJI.8"KWRd.T2. *M;GLIFGMIL#aZ[ NGLIWFXIWMY t%#& SWKKW"M WM;GLIFGMI WM RK"EZR"FaEIWMY WM IJG [WHLI IJHGG dGXHL X[IGH ,4C."8$($%&9 YH"fWMY
_EXHIGHKd Sd (DhP# *MZELIHd XMXKdLIL GLIWFXIGZ WM BD%B IJXIF"HG IJXM VDD FWKKW"M aG"aKG f"HKZfWZG LI"HG R"MIGMI ELWMYRK"EZ LGH;WRGL9 ("" nXYZWLJ 1GSGKK"9 8J#5#9 W6EaaKW 2"Ha# 8HGLL1GKGXLG9 ?-C(1'$*#$%&( #% ,.%-+ ?#%'4A" ?"'8$1"( #% )"41G@4.0WL$..$%& 5"8". JG$( X"4' N6GaI# )9 BD%BP9 4# JIIag==fff#WLEaaKW#R"F=0"SWKG'XMZ'@WHGKGLL'2"FFEMWRXIW"ML=!GfL=8XYGL=6ESLRHWaIW"ML'I"'2K"EZ'6I"HXYG'6GH;WRGL'I"'1GXRJ',XK['3WKKW"M':G;GK'+JWL'AGXH#XLamp XMZ /aaKG 2"FaEIGH XMM"EMRGZ WM /aHWKBD%& IJXI WIL `W2K"EZe LGH;WRG JXL F"HG IJXM &VD FWKKW"M ELGHL9("" /MIJ"Md ,X9 3**."Q( $,.%-+ F'"; ST !"'1"&# $& US= #% VTTPI("'(9 +GRJ2HEMRJ N/aH# B&9 BD%&P9 4# JIIag==IGRJRHEMRJ#R"F=BD%&=D(=B&=WRK"EZ'_B=#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 30/31
BB
IW"M#%D *MLIGXZ "[ aEHRJXLWMY X J"FG 5T19 XM
XMIGMMX ["H ";GH'IJG'XWH SH"XZRXLIL9 XMZ X FGZWX'
LJW[IWMY ZG;WRG NLERJ XL X 6KWMYS"mP I" IHXMLFWI IJ"LG
LWYMXKL I" *MIGHMGI'R"MMGRIGZ ZG;WRGL9 X R"MLEFGH
RXM aEHRJXLG XRRGLL I" [EMRIW"MXKKd G_EW;XKGMI /GHG"
G_EWaFGMI ["H X [HXRIW"M "[ IJXI R"LI# 3GRXELG "[HXaWZ IGRJM"K"YWRXK ZG;GK"aFGMI9 IJWL RXLG HXWLGL XMWFa"HIXMI WLLEG "[ KXf IJXI WL SGIIGH HGL"K;GZ Sd IJWL
2"EHI M"f IJXM KXIGH#
8E /KIJ"EYJ /GHG" XR_EWGLRGL WM aGIWIW"MGHLi
HG_EGLI ["H HG;WGf9 WI Z"GL M"I XYHGG IJXI IJG _EGL'
IW"M aHGLGMIGZ WM IJG RGHIW"HXHW aGIWIW"M WL aH"aGHKd
["HFEKXIGZ# +JXI _EGLIW"M WL SXLGZ "M IJG GHH"MG"EL
aHGFWLG IJXI /GHG" `HGIHXMLFWIL X SH"XZRXLIe I"
`IJ"ELXMZL "[ aXWZ LESLRHWSGHL#e 8GI# W# +JXI aHGF'
WLG WL LWFaKd [XKLG# *I [WMZL M" LEaa"HI WM IJG ZWLIHWRI
R"EHIiL [WMZWMYL "[ [XRI9 fJWRJ aGIWIW"MGHL XHG M"I [HGGI" RJXKKGMYG WM IJWL 2"EHI# +JG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI GmaHGLL'
Kd ["EMZ IJXI /GHG"iL ELGHL9 &%# /GHG"9 ELG IJG LdLIGF
I" XRRGLL ";GH'IJG'XWH SH"XZRXLIL# 8GI# /aa# )BX#
+JXI R"MRKELW"M HGLIGZ "M IJG GmaHGLL [WMZWMY IJXI
GXRJ ELGH GFaK"dL X LGaXHXIG9 WMZGaGMZGMI XMIGMMX
I" HGRGW;G SH"XZRXLI LWYMXKLp IJG ELGH KW\GfWLG
R"MIH"KL IJG HGR"HZWMY XMZ IHXMLFWLLW"M "[ X EMW_EG9
WMZW;WZEXK R"ad "[ IJXI aH"YHXF R"MIGMI# 7+> XI )VX'
))X9 O&X# +JXI WL aXHI "[ IJG HGXL"M fJd IJG ZWLIHWRI
R"EHI ["EMZ IJXI `IJG /GHG" LdLIGF WL X LIH"MYGH RXLG
IJXM ,4C."8$($%&#e 7+> XI C)X#
%D /KIJ"EYJ aGIWIW"MGHL LIXIG IJXI IJGd XHG M"I LGG\WMY I"
";GHIEHM ,4C."8$($%&9 IJGd RXMM"I LGHW"ELKd R"MIGMZ IJXI IJGZGRWLW"M SGK"f RXM SG HG;GHLGZ fWIJ"EI IJWL 2"EHI HGoGRIWMY,4C."8$($%&iL XMXKdLWL# +" IJG R"MIHXHd9 IJG aGIWIW"M WL X ZWHGRIXLLXEKI "M ,4C."8$($%&9 fJWRJ IJGd JX;G RJXHXRIGHWqGZ XL`ZG[bdWMYc S"IJ IJG IGmI "[ IJG LIXIEIG XMZ 2"MYHGLLi WMIGMI9e8GI# %%9 XMZ aGIWIW"MGHL RKXWF IJXI IJWL RXLG fXL fH"MYKd ZGRWZ'GZ SGRXELG "[ `aXIJ ZGaGMZGMRde [H"F IJG ,4C."8$($%& ZGRWLW"M98GI# BQ#
8/13/2019 Aereo Cert Petition Response Brief Final (Filed 12-12-13)
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aereo-cert-petition-response-brief-final-filed-12-12-13 31/31
B&
<EHIJGHF"HG9 IJGHG WL M" ZWLIHWRI R"EHI [WMZWMY IJXI
/GHG" k XL "aa"LGZ I" /GHG"iL ELGHL k IHXMLFWIL XMd'
IJWMY fWIJWM IJG FGXMWMY "[ IJG 2"adHWYJI /RI# +JXI
WLLEG9 LJ"EKZ IJG 2"EHI HGXRJ WI9 WL "MG IJXI RXM SG
HGL"K;GZ SXLGZ "M IJG EMZGHKdWMY [XRIEXK [WMZWMYL
"[ IJG ZWLIHWRI R"EHI9 fJWRJ FX\G RKGXH IJXI /GHG"iLELGHL9 M"I /GHG"9 GmGHRWLG ;"KWIW"MXK R"MIH"K ";GH IJG
[EMRIW"MWMY "[ /GHG"iL LdLIGF# ,0> $+> XI BCX NM"IWMY
IJXI ELGHL GmGHRWLG `;"KWIW"MXK R"MIH"Ke Sd `RJ""LbWMYc
fJGM XMZ J"fe aH"YHXFFWMY `fWKK SG aKXdGZ SXR\eP#
-!=-A/1:!=
+JG aGIWIW"M ["H X fHWI "[ RGHIW"HXHW9 fWIJ IJG
jEGLIW"M 8HGLGMIGZ XL HG["HFEKXIGZ WM IJWL HGLa"MLG9
LJ"EKZ SG YHXMIGZ#
31-!5/ 0# 24++-1
7-!-1/: 24?!6-:
5 /!*-: 314@!
5-8?+A 7-!-1/: 24?!6-:
/ -1-49 *!2#
BCD 6EFFGH 6IHGGI
(IJ <K""H
3"LI"M9 0/ DBB%D
N)%OP C)%'(BQD
5 /T*5 1# ,468
0 /1> 6# 8?^-::/
<*6, U 1*2,/1564! 8#2#
4MG 0XHWMX 8XH\ 5HW;G
3"LI"M9 0/ DBB%D'%COC
N)%OP V(B'VDOD
5GRGFSGH %B9 BD%&
1GLaGRI[EKKd LESFWIIGZ9
5 /T*5 2# <1-5-1*2>
,%-&(". %0 )"1%'+
/ /14! 0# 8 /!!-1
2 /*+:*! 6# , /::
> -::4779 ,?3-19 , /!6-!9
+4559 - T/!6 U <*7-:9
8#:#:#2#
%)%V 0 6IHGGI9 !#@#
6EWIG (DD
@XLJWMYI"M9 5#2# BDD&)
NBDBP &B)'OQDD
NZ[HGZGHWR\]\JJIG#R"FP
6-+, 5# 71--!6+-*!
24!6+/!+*!- 2 /!!4! ::8
4MG <HXM\KWM 6_EXHG
%&D% > 6IHGGI9 !#@#
6EWIG %DVD -XLI
@XLJWMYI"M9 5#2# BDDDV
NBDBP BD('&VDD