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U.S. judge says Internet streaming service should be treated like cable

July 17, 2015 publisher broadcasters, cable-provider, cable-system, china, copyright, courts, district-judge, internet, judge-ruled, match-feature, meets-the-law, nation, programs, ruling, york

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that online television service FilmOn X LLC should be treated like a traditional cable system in order to transmit the programs of the nation's broadcasters over the Internet. The ruling, coming as consumer TV-watching habits are increasingly migrating to the Internet, is the first to first to view a streaming service like a cable provider and could have major implications for broadcasters if it is upheld by higher courts.