▁within ▁ 7 2 ▁hours ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁air ing . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁following ▁a ▁court ▁decision ▁which ▁ruled ▁that ▁A ere o — a ▁service ▁which ▁allowed ▁users ▁to ▁rent ▁an ▁anten na ▁to ▁stream ▁over - the - air ▁television ▁channels ▁over ▁the ▁internet — was ▁eng aging ▁in ▁an ▁una ut hor ized ▁public ▁performance ▁of ▁copy right ed ▁television ▁programming , ▁Fox ▁also ▁argued ▁to ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁that ▁the ▁place - sh ifting ▁functionality ▁of ▁the ▁Ho pper ▁with ▁S ling ▁boxes ▁constit uted ▁" virt ually ▁identical " ▁practices , ▁" al beit ▁also ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁an ▁express ▁contract ual ▁prohib ition ", ▁and ▁that ▁D ish ▁" re pe ated ly ▁raised " ▁a ▁defense ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁merely ▁a ▁provider ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁content ▁stream ed ▁using ▁it — which ▁had ▁been ▁rejected ▁during ▁the ▁A ere o ▁case . ▁D ish ▁object ed ▁to ▁Fox ' s ▁claim , ▁stating ▁that ▁" custom ers ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁receive ▁works , ▁with ▁Fox ’ s ▁authorization , ▁and ▁do ▁receive ▁them ▁at ▁home ▁before ▁sending ▁them ▁to ▁themselves ," ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁device ▁was ▁not ▁cent r ally ▁controlled . ▁ ▁The ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁D ish ▁Network , ▁finding ▁that ▁Fox ▁had ▁" not ▁shown ▁a ▁lik elihood ▁that ▁D ish ▁Network ’ s ▁' D ish ▁Any where ' ▁and ▁' H o