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Five PVR Users Allowed To Join Replay Court Fight

Posted by timothy on from the but-your-honor-those-people-are-criminals dept.

hachete writes with this snippet from the Mercury News: " 'A federal judge in Los Angeles agreed to allow consumers to join the legal battle between Hollywood and the makers of the ReplayTV 4000 digital video recorder to defend their uses of the device.'" The five customers chosen to add some insight include craigslist founder Craig Newmark.

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  1. Re:Call me ignorant, but.. by EggplantMan · · Score: 0, Troll
    Well said.

    I think the issue is one of convenience. With commercial skipping, yes it is an option, but it is also automated. This is different from what a person would do, because they can't 'skip' commercials. Every time a commercial comes on, you have to make some effort to avoid it, whether it be hitting mute or walking out of the room. Hence nothing is being skipped, but instead dealt with by you, the consumer.

    Isn't it true that you can set commercial skipping once on your pvr and never have to think about it again? To me this seems to be the difference - the effort involved and the lack of a human element.

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