Is My Private TV Stream a Public Performance?

In this episode of No Infringement Intended, Rusty Close and Austin Padgett blend holiday‑episode nostalgia with the evolution of recording technology — from Betamax's fair‑use time‑shifting to Cablevision's cloud DVR — and explain why the Supreme Court deemed Aereo's antenna‑farm model a public performance that "looked like cable." By examining Justice Scalia's colorful Aereo dissent, they touch on how design choices can turn a platform from a tool into a performer, and what this decision could mean for modern platforms, such as AI.No Infringement Intended, hosted by Rusty Close and Austin Padgett, is your go-to podcast for exploring the fascinating intersection of intellectual property and pop culture. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.