hawgcaller
join:2006-04-24
Stafford, TX
| Perhaps this is good for the consumer (viewer)
Maybe the viewer will finally get some powerful support for fair use rights. The Cablevision statement says as much. If Cablevision has some skin in the game (they want to make money) then they will fight to make sure their customers can time-shift which will help stop the erosion of our rights (even those of use who aren't Cablevision customers). Now all we need to do is convince them that commercial skipping is a god given right so that I can have a clean HD skipping solution when my ReplayTV dies.
-phil |
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ReVeLaTeD
Premium
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA
| Not likely.
If the information is stored on the servers, so too are the details of what's being viewed. What's to say the cable cos don't meta the commercials in such a way that your FF/Pause functions are disabled whenever a commercial is being displayed? Theoretically they could do that now on a channel-by-channel basis, but then some newer machines allow for direct time skips - basically, you can jump to a particular frame without needing to FF. Storing the information on the servers removes that capability.
All paranoia aside, the only way I would support this would be if the cable cos invested the money to store EVERY show at EVERY time on EVERY day and retained them for 1 week. That would allow me to go back in time and view a show that I might have missed; maybe I didn't know it was on or something.
Other than that, I think this is a bad idea. |
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chuckkk
join:2001-11-10
Warner Robins, GA | reply to hawgcaller
Re: Perhaps this is good for the consumer (viewer)
Actually is bad, because the provider can insert commercials anywhere at any time they choose. |
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disc
join:2005-12-31
Raleigh, NC
| reply to ReVeLaTeD
Re: Not likely.
said by ReVeLaTeD  :What's to say the cable cos don't meta the commercials in such a way that your FF/Pause functions are disabled whenever a commercial is being displayed? I think you just found a good way to get the content industry on board. Show them the advertising dollars.
said by ReVeLaTeD :the only way I would support this would be if the cable cos invested the money to store EVERY show at EVERY time on EVERY day and retained them for 1 week. That would allow me to go back in time and view a show that I might have missed; maybe I didn't know it was on or something. I think you just found a good way to get subscribers interested. Show them an easy to use service that gives maximum flexibility.
Sounds like a win/win to me. |
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