TIVO'S EXPANSION PLANS OPPOSED BY COPYRIGHT HOLDERS

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Date: July 22, 2004 12:26:43 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] TIVO'S EXPANSION PLANS OPPOSED BY COPYRIGHT 
HOLDERS
Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com

[Note:  No surprises here.  The MPAA pulled this same stunt with 
ReplayTV and drove that company off the map.  I fail to understand why 
TiVo didn't seem to learn anything from that lesson.  DLH]

TIVO'S EXPANSION PLANS OPPOSED BY COPYRIGHT HOLDERS

     In filings with the Federal Communications Commission, Hollywood
studios and other creators of digital content are trying to block the 
maker
of TiVo television recording devices from letting users watch copies of
shows and movies on devices outside their homes. TiVo wants to expand 
its
system next year to allow programs to be transferred to registered 
devices
outside the home -- such as at an office, vacation cabin, or friend's 
house.
The Movie Picture Association of America opposes this plan, and its 
general
counsel says: "Our concern is grounded in the fact that the remote 
access is
not limited to the recipient's summer home or boat or office. The people
that can receive the programming can be totally unrelated in any place 
on
the globe." (Washington Post 21 Jul 2004)

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4042-2004Jul21.html>


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