New Patent on TV Forces You to Watch Ads

WebHostingGuy writes "A patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says researchers of the Netherland-based consumer electronics company have created a technology that could let broadcasters freeze a channel during a commercial, so viewers wouldn't be able to avoid it. Philips acknowledged that this technology might not sit well with consumers and suggested in its patent filing that consumers be allowed to avoid the feature if they paid broadcasters a fee."

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Re:I Already PAY a Fee

[mrchaotica]

Originally, cable TV promised that you wouldn't even have commercials to begin with. The fact that you're still subscribing even though they are showing you commercials only proves that they can do whatever the fuck they want, and you'll bend over and take it!