Originally Posted by Bobster

Technical question I can't find the answer to:

Does Aereo truly store a separate digital signal from each of their tiny antennas or do they combine many antennas into an array that is then amplified and split into feeds that are recorded once for each channel?

The answer should make a big difference.

If they combine and split before digital capture they are acting basically the same as a cable company and should pay the fee. If they are truly connecting a real antenna to each separate recording stream, then they are functioning as a DVR which does not currently require a retransmission fee.