"U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that TV streaming service FilmOn was identical to a cable system for purposes of copyright, and can stream local broadcast channels, including affiliates of NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox, as long as it pays the fees set by law."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/07/filmon-can-use-cable-systems-copyright-license-stream-broadcast-tv