ReplayTV Users Sue Hollywood

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.)"

Comments

First thing, let's kill all the lawyers

[xmark]

Rahter than skipping commercials, I wish there was a way to skip lawyers.

Linux users should sue Hollywood

[User 956]

Linux usres should sue Hollywood for the same thing, so OSS doesn't get the DMCA smack-down sometime in the not-so-distant future.

Unfortunately, given that you corduroy-wearing bearded linux hippies can't even get it together for a coherent boycott, I doubt a class-action suit will surface anytime soon.