No, because I've already won. I've already found out that your just some blind pheasant wafting through the internet. It's great that the internet provides a feeding ground for your "facts" but I've heard that defense by FAR too many trolls to be smitten (*) by another.
...[ ]....And the rest of us are getting tired of you summarily, "declaring victory", when all you have is your opinion that you're right, and that opinion is completely unsubstantiated.
At the end of EVERY televised NFL game, there is an announcement, which goes about like this, "This game is televised for the sole private use of our viewing audience. Any rebroadcast or other use without written permission of the NFL is expressly prohibited".. Do you see any ambiguity in that statement? Does it say, well if Techspot members want to do it, it's alright with us? No, en-oh, no?
The same goes for every other program on broadcast television. At the end is a copyright notice.
Now, a private citizen can record a program for later viewing, with whatever means at his or her disposal. It that doesn't happen at the appointed time, they can do one of two things, wait for a program in summer reruns, or pay iTunes or Amazon for the episode..
It sounds to me like Aereo has managed to convince you, and thousands of others, they're practically missionaries, out doing the lord's work, for the greater good of all. And the reason they've managed to do so, is because that's what you wanted to hear. And the reason you wanted to hear it so badly, is because this generation of internet parasites, has a sense of self entitlement well beyond any scope of reason or fact.
This is just an extension of the old pirates argument, "that movie sucks! I wouldn't pay for that". But yet, it's not too bad for you to steal. So, go download whatever you like, I honestly don't care. But, in the meantime, get your frakkin' megaphone out of my ear.
So, it is my contention that Aereo's execs knew this was illegal before they ever launched the business. They were relying on their own propaganda and public sentiment to carry the day. It didn't happen.
As far as all this bull poop about "bankers didn't go to prison, blah blah, blah", take note of the same situation which presents itself time and time again on our nation's streets. You're sitting at the side of the road, and a cop is writing you a ticket. So, a half block away, some guy goes blasting through a red light. So you try and divert the cop's attention, by ratting the dude out. Whereupon, the cop looks you squarely in the eye and says, "but I caught you, and I can only do one thing at a time"
(*) As far as your use of the term "smitten" goes, I agree that it is a term for being hit with some sort of blow. However, that usage is fairly archaic. In modern times it it usually used in the context of falling in love suddenly.
So, should I take that to mean you've been in love with internet trolls?