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ReplayTV Users Sue Hollywood

Posted by michael on 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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  1. Rocker Dee Dee Ramone Deat at 50 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah man!

  3. This needs to be asked... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does it occur to you that Shaqille ONeil is the most overrated player in basketball?

    The guy either fouls out all the time, or they pull him in the last 2 minutes because he's a loser.

    I think they pump him up because the NBA is hurting for stars. I mean Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson as stars? Pshah. They have Oneal as the heroic clown.

    Don't buy into it. Chamberlin, Russel, Jabbar ... those were men. Shaquille is a boy.

  4. Re:YES, YOU ARE MORALLY OBLIGATED TO READ THE TROL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTF is all his post 9/11 globalization censorship rhetoric for anyways? That guys got the longest list of freaks on this waste of bandwidth website, anyways... JonKatz JonKatz JonKatz!! Please add my former nic - cavemanf16 - to your slimy 'freaks' list too. You're a terrible writer!

  5. Re:PayPal donations go where? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  6. Re:Commercials are a necessity. by autojive · · 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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  7. Re:Your trolling powers are weak, old man. by GoatPigSheep · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a troll is rated by how many responses it gets, this one got more than a few.. including a relatively long one by YOU!

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  8. Re:Your trolling powers are weak, old man. by Art+Tatum · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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