Streaming TV company FilmOn’s new Teleporter streaming TV service...

stream local New York broadcast channels in Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as New York, broadcasters said in court filings Friday. FilmOn has ongoing court proceedings in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C., and is enjoined from streaming copyrighted content nationwide. FilmOn describes the Teleporter as new technology that “allows users to access remote desktops connected to FilmOn’s remote antenna and DVR system without any additional hardware or software” (http://bit.ly/1rHLVV0). The system is based on the same mini-antenna technology at the heart of the other legal challenges to FilmOn, the company said in its court filing. Though broadcasters said the U.S. Supreme Court decision in ABC v. Aereo makes it expressly clear that services like FilmOn’s Teleporter aren’t allowed to broadcast copyrighted works without permission, FilmOn maintains the high court ruling means its service is legal. “While the Court’s opinion in Aereo establishes that Aereo engages in public performances under the Copyright Act, it also suggests that Aereo (and, by extension, [FilmOn]) are entitled to compulsory licenses as cable systems under section 111,” said FilmOn in its response. Aereo has pursued a similar argument in its own court battle with broadcasters, and its application for a compulsory copyright license was recently rejected by the U.S. Copyright Office (CD July 18 p18). FilmOn has also applied for such a license, and said in its filings that it has put its Teleporter service on hold while it awaits a court decision on whether it violated its injunctions. The court should hold FilmOn and CEO Alki David in contempt, broadcasters said.