A federal judge has upheld the right of the Dish Network satellite service to continue offering consumers the technology to watch television on devices like tablets and phones.
US District Judge Dolly Gee of Los Angeles found that the Dish Anywhere service does not infringe the copyrights of broadcasters. The Tuesday
decision, [PDF] if it survives appeal, is significant because it allows consumers to watch television on non-television devices outside the home. What's more, the litigation was seen as a first test case following the Supreme Court's decision last year in which the high court essentially
shuttered broadcast streaming service Aereo.