Utah court grants the first preliminary injunction against Aereo

All good things come to an end: despite largely winning the war over its right to rebroadcast OTA TV signals over the internet, Aereo just lost its first major battle. The US District Court of Utah has granted a preliminary injunction against the service, effectively halting the company’s expansion in the area. The decision teetered over what the court calls the “balance of harm,” with each company claiming that the other’s actions could irreparably damage its business in a significant way. Undeterred by Aereo’s insistence that an injunction would devastate its own business, the court ruled in the favor of Fox Broadcasting’s concerns over copyright infringement — arguing that the potential damage to Aereo doesn’t outweigh the damage it might cause to its opponent.