Hollywood and NFL Fight TiVo 344
An anonymous reader writes "MSNBC/Washington Post is reporting that the NFL and tinseltown have asked the FCC to stop TiVo from expanding its service to include the ability to transfer recordings to PC's and other remote devices. TiVo says the system is secure. I say its source code will end up on the box. You do the math."
Bring Back the XFL (Score:2, Funny)
If not for Tivo.... (Score:5, Funny)
I only know because I was out of the room during the halftime show, missed it, had no idea what occured, then within hours had various friends of mine with PVR's sending me the files via email.
And all I could think as I looked at them was "Eh - my wife's are better. And probably more real."
Only 144 hours to transfer a football game .. (Score:4, Funny)
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Boo-frickety-hoo... (Score:3, Funny)
Cry me a freaking river. I'm a huge NFL fan, but as I'm just out of school, I don't have the money to afford to buy tickets for the games. Yet, if the stadium isn't sold out, the home-team TV markets are forbidden from showing the game because if people really wanted to see it, they'd pony up and buy up all the available tickets. Thats the contractual agreement the NFL made with CBS and Fox. So what happens if other people don't want to buy tickets? I'm unable to watch my team play.
The networks are broadcasting it elsewhere, just not in my area. So if the NFL has a problem with me doing what it takes to LEGALLY acquire game footage, they can go screw themselves. Last I heard, having someone give me a tape of anything broadcast on network television, so long as its not sold for profit, is entirely legal.
This is me, playing My Heart Bleeds For You on the worlds smallest violin. It looks amazingly similar to my middle finger.
-Shadow
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