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from the record-at-your-own-risk dept
First we had ABC thinking that not allowing people to fast forward through commercials on a DVR-type product was a good idea, and now comes the news that DirecTV will automatically delete Pay-Per-View shows you record with your DVR after 24-hours. This is apparently at the request of the major Hollywood studios who have decided that the best way to build up an audience is to piss them off by not allowing them to record the movies that they legally paid for via PPV, and then chose to record and time shift. Time shifting is perfectly legal, so there's absolutely no legal reason for DirecTV to ban the practice. As for the Hollywood studios, this is more backwards thinking. One of these days, someone in Hollywood is going to realize that pissing off your loyal customers isn't a good idea.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080319/172617589.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/200...31143340.shtml
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/H...s-Useful-92793
http://cultureofownership.org/?p=17
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/view.html?pg=3
First we had ABC thinking that not allowing people to fast forward through commercials on a DVR-type product was a good idea, and now comes the news that DirecTV will automatically delete Pay-Per-View shows you record with your DVR after 24-hours. This is apparently at the request of the major Hollywood studios who have decided that the best way to build up an audience is to piss them off by not allowing them to record the movies that they legally paid for via PPV, and then chose to record and time shift. Time shifting is perfectly legal, so there's absolutely no legal reason for DirecTV to ban the practice. As for the Hollywood studios, this is more backwards thinking. One of these days, someone in Hollywood is going to realize that pissing off your loyal customers isn't a good idea.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080319/172617589.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/200...31143340.shtml
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/H...s-Useful-92793
http://cultureofownership.org/?p=17
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/view.html?pg=3
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