11 Feb 2002
MGM, Fox, Universal Studios and Orion Pictures have filed a lawsuit that claims that it’s illegal to let people record shows based on name, type, or the actors. The lawsuit against SonicBlue contends that since Personal Video Recorders make it easy to create recorded libraries of television shows and movies, they violate copyright laws.
Of course the Supreme Court has already ruled that people are allowed to record shows for their own personal use. Apparently the studios think that new technology vacates court rulings.
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Phil Ringnalda
February 11, 2002 8:06 PM
It’s legal if it’s difficult, but illegal if it’s easy? That’s going to take some expensive lawyering to argue!