ReplayTV Users Sue Hollywood

Posted by michael on Thursday June 6, 2002 @06:56AM from the return-of-the-jedis dept.

Seth Schoen writes "A group of ReplayTV 4000 users, led by Craigslist creator Craig Newmark, today sued a group of entertainment companies to establish that plaintiffs' use of the ReplayTV (including skipping commercials) is not illegal. The defendants are the same entertainment companies which have sued ReplayTV. Here the end users of the product are getting involved to defend the legitimacy of their activity in the face of allegations that skipping commercials is "theft". The plaintiffs are represented by Ira Rothken and EFF. The case is Newmark v. Turner, in the Central District of California (at Los Angeles). (Some people are calling it Craig v. Hollywood.)"

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Re:Commercials are a necessity. by autojive · 2002-06-06 08:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

True, but as a guy, how many more "Do you ever get that not-so-fresh feeling" and "Tampax (TM) can get you through your heaviest days" commercials can you stand to watch in one sitting? Maybe they could make a filter for gender-targeted commercials?

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Re:Your trolling powers are weak, old man. by Art+Tatum · 2002-06-06 10:26 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It's nice to see someone who remembers the *real* meaning of troll....