Posted by Dick Sidbury on 01/17/07 11:45

In article <124fsdj2kl8jbe4@corp.supernews.com>, "Alpha" <x@x.net>
wrote:

> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20060420/D8H3EIF83.html

excerpt:


Philips acknowledged, however, that the anti-channel changing technology
might not sit well with consumers and suggested in its patent filing
that consumers be allowed to avoid the feature if they paid broadcasters
a fee.

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So dish network or direct tv decides to disable it on their
transmissions (for free) and puts commercials on that emphasize that
fact which people with cable must watch. The next day everyone switches
to satellite. So in an effort to get their customers back, cable
decides to follow suit. So the remaining question is do those who get
over-the-air transmission feel it is worth the cost to buy cable or
satellite in order to have control of what they watch.

dick
-- or as my daughter suggests, everyone bittorrents the shows without
commercials the next day.

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