Turner CEO: "PVR Users Are Thieves"

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 1, 2002 @08:11PM from the they'll-burn-with-the-library-and-museum-goers dept.

mrbrown1602 writes: "It was bound to happen - 2600.com is reporting that Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner is calling PVR users thieves. When asked why personal video recorders are bad for the industry, Keller says 'Because of the ad skips.... It's theft. Your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots. Otherwise you couldn't get the show on an ad-supported basis. Any time you skip a commercial or watch the button you're actually stealing the programming.' Since when have we made contracts with the broadcasters for watching their content? More of the 2600 article can be found here."

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Channel Surfing == Armed Robbery by vkg · 2002-05-01 20:28 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Yeah, right... watching Buffy, then skipping over to PBS while the ads are showing is going to be illegal soon, right? Your new CBDTPA TV set is going to force you to watch shows ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

Jesus, give me a break! (no pun intended)

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