Aereo Inc.’s pitch is this: With one of its tiny antennas, no bigger than a dime, you can watch television through the Internet. For couch potatoes, it may sound like a great deal, but it is erupting into a litigation nightmare for broadcasters.

Appeals are pending in two federal appeals courts over this type of technology, and at least one of the cases could well reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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