[opendtv] TiVo's Plans Lead to Fight On Copyrights
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:11:51 -0400
TiVo's Plans Lead to Fight On Copyrights
Technology Would Allow Transfer of Programs
By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 22, 2004; Page E01
Hollywood studios and the National Football League are seeking to
block the maker of the popular TiVo television recorder from
expanding its service so that users could watch copies of shows and
movies on devices outside their homes.
In filings with the Federal Communications Commission, the
organizations say the new technology could compromise the copyrights
of shows that broadcasters send over the airwaves in digital form,
which offers much higher sound and video quality than what viewers
typically get today.
The organizations fear that computer enthusiasts would capture those
programs and begin trading them online in the same way that millions
of music files are shared daily, which record companies have said has
cut into their profit. TiVo Inc. insists its system will not allow
such mass Internet distribution.
The battle is one of several being waged in federal agencies and on
Capitol Hill this summer, as content companies such as the movie and
music companies seek to keep control of copyrighted works that
increasingly can be digitally stored, copied, manipulated and
distributed by users. In turn, several public advocacy groups and
technology companies warn that the content companies are trying to
revoke long-standing consumer rights to "fair use" of artistic works.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A4042-2004Jul21
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