[Cdn-DMCA] On the Sklyarov case

[Ian Goldberg]

On Mon, 2002-04-08 at 16:39, Tom Trottier wrote:
> An analogy for TPM: Creators need compensation. For TV authors, 
> producers, and performers this is often accomplished by commercials 
> accompanying their TV programs. But often people channel surf when 
> commercials come on. This diminishes the value of the commercials and 
> therefore the  compensation to the creators. Should remote controls 
> be outlawed? If programs are taped, viewers may fast forward past the 
> commercials. Should Fast Forward be outlawed as a VCR function?

This isn't a rhetorical question.  How about the "skip forward 30
seconds" button?  That was one of the issues argued in the ReplayTV
case, IIRC.  The content providers really do want to outlaw it.

   - Ian
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