After Ten Years, Round Two Of The Legal Battle Over Internet TV Is Here

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post by Matthew Scherb, an attorney at the San Francisco office of Winston & Strawn LLP. He litigates complex copyright, trademark, and Internet-related disputes.

In 2000, the now-defunct iCraveTV allowed its users to watch live television over the Internet. �It retransmitted broadcast television without obtaining permission from or paying broadcasters, framed the retransmission with paid advertisements, and users watched while paying nothing. �A federal court in Pennsylvania found iCraveTV was likely on the hook for copyright infringement. �iCraveTV shut down, and the court's decision appears to have had a blanket chilling effect on Internet-based television. �No one came along to take iCraveTV's place.

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