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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."
OK, As long as Slashdot doesn't come up with the technology to make you read dupes
Register the editry.
The owners of Slashdot have patented technology to force readers to read and comment on dupes - just in case they didn't get it the first time.