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Re: Network dvr != tivo Yes, it's exactly that. That's why Cablevision responded that the MPAA is misunderstanding how it works.
Users can only watch what they choose to record. They don't get to go pick shows they forgot to record.
And, even though it is a waste of space to keep multiple copies of the same show that lots of people recorded, they are going to do it that way anyway.
Because Time Warner Cable was already sued for its Maestro TV project, which was supposed to record everything, and let users pick what they wanted to watch.
But maybe the MPAA isn't misunderstanding, perhaps they don't like the fact that a cable subscriber could use DVR functions through their standard cable box without having to go through the trouble of swapping out for a DVR box. Thus making millions of new time-shifters without much trouble. |
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 jjoshuaPremium
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1 edit | Right.
And that's the same arguement put MP3.COM out of business. (misread the part about keeping multiple copies)
They are just hosting the DVR - not changing any existing functionality.
Let them fight with the MPAA. |
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said by smcallah:But maybe the MPAA isn't misunderstanding, perhaps they don't like the fact that a cable subscriber could use DVR functions through their standard cable box without having to go through the trouble of swapping out for a DVR box. Thus making millions of new time-shifters without much trouble. The MPAA fully understands.
They have been crying ever since the Sony Betamax case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. They oppose the VCR because they can't control what people record. The whole idea of "time-shifting" is something they view as lost revenue. Jack Valenti is still hopping mad about the whole thing.
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