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More Freedom for DVD Players?

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-look-now dept.

weopenlatest writes "According to this Wired article, the House just passed a bill allowing DVD players to skip through programming. While the article stressed using this ability for parental controls, it would seem like it would also apply to annoying previews and ads that load automatically. Could this be a step in the right direction towards uncrippled DVD players?"

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  1. yeah right. by d2_m_viant · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Haha, them giving us more freedom? What a joke.

    These are some of the same politicians that signed the DMCA into law. If it weren't for people like DVD Jon fighting for our rights as consumers, we would be on the end of the leash of politicians, who in turn are on the end of the leash of big business.
    It's up to us to fight for our rights, they're not going to simply hand us over a "less strict" policy out of good will.