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Andrew Goldstein Details What Start-Ups Can Learn from Aereo Case

Technology start-up Aereo has been grabbing headlines with its innovative approach to providing subscribers with streaming broadcast television programming via miniature antennas. However, rival cable companies claim Aereo is merely taking advantage of a legal loophole that should be closed. Now the much-anticipated case is going to the Supreme Court, which may very well decide the fate of the start-up. 

Freeborn & Peters attorney Andrew Goldstein, a Partner in the Firm's Intellectual Property and Information Technology Practice, recently discussed what other tech start-ups can learn from Aereo. “If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Aereo, victory for the entrepreneur,” Andy told Xconomy, a news site that focuses on the high technology sector. “If not, they spent a lot of money on nothing.” The article, which published on February 20, 2014, is titled, "Aereo & the Rebel Startup Myth: Some Say 'Not Where You Want to Be'."

The interview is just one of many that Andy has provided the media on the topic of Aereo. In fact, he will be participating on a panel as part of the Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property Symposium titled, "Aereo and Public Performance Rights Panel" on Feb. 28, 2014. The panel includes other esteemed speakers, including professors from Northwestern University School of Law, Columbia Law School and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. 

Read the full article, "Aereo & the Rebel Startup Myth: Some Say 'Not Where You Want to Be.'

To learn more about the panel discussion, click here