Mediagazer: Networks Get a Victory in Court Over Streaming Service (Brian Stelter/New York Times)

9:40 AM ET, September 6, 2013

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Networks Get a Victory in Court Over Streaming Service — For the first time in nearly a year, the nation's major television broadcasters have won a round in their legal battle against start-up firms that stream programs from local stations over the Internet without their consent.

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