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atomicbartbeans
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2005-05-07, 08:38

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Originally Posted by Kickaha
What it would mean is that John Q Public would never again be able to TiVO their shows. Or record them on a Digital VHS. Or indeed *ANY* device sold after July 1, 2005.

It essentially would stop any sort of private recording of broadcasts, for any reason, cold in its tracks.
Besides, how would they do that? VCRs are a dime a dozen these days, and everybody has at least one. There was a dispute when they were first sold, and the courts decided that there was nothing wrong with their use.

They would have to change the format in which television would be broadcasted, which would mean new TVs, which would be very unpopular with everyone else.

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