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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. Re:big deal ! by croddy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    alright, guys. redundant i can understand -- but flamebait? come on!