▁despite ▁the ▁positive ▁reception , ▁the ▁Ho pper ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁copy right ▁law suit ▁file d ▁by ▁major ▁U . S . ▁broad c aster s ▁shortly ▁after ▁its ▁release , ▁who ▁question ed ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁Auto H op ▁feature ▁by ▁considering ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁their ▁business ▁model . ▁Although ▁un success ful ▁in ▁its ▁law su its ▁against ▁D ish ▁Network , ▁ABC ▁( Dis ney ), ▁CBS ▁and ▁Fox ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁have ▁since ▁used ▁carriage ▁agre ements ▁and ▁other ▁settlement s ▁to ▁imp ose ▁requirements ▁for ▁Auto H op ▁to ▁be ▁disabled ▁on ▁their ▁respective ▁prim etime ▁programs ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁after ▁their ▁original ▁air ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁Ho pper ▁with ▁S ling ▁model ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁related ▁controvers y ▁when ▁its ▁" Best ▁in ▁Show " ▁award ▁at ▁C ES ▁was ▁v eto ed ▁by ▁CBS — wh ose ▁website ▁C NET ▁issued ▁the ▁award ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁C ES ▁organiz ers , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁active ▁lit ig ation ▁with ▁D ish ▁Network . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁and ▁its ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁device ▁as ▁being ▁" pro - inn ov ation ▁and ▁pro - consum er ", ▁C ES ▁organiz ers ▁removed ▁C NET ▁from ▁the ▁" Best ▁in ▁Show " ▁program , ▁and ▁re inst ated ▁the ▁award . ▁After ▁a ▁law suit ▁which ▁shut ▁down ▁A ere o ▁( a ▁service ▁that ▁allowed ▁users ▁to ▁rent ▁an