Jun 10 2002

Going after Tech, not tech users

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“Cari Burstein likes television. It’s the commercials she hates. So when Sonicblue began selling its ReplayTV 2020 digital video recorder (DVR) in 1999, she bought one. The set-top box, a souped-up VCR that allows people to instantly skip forward 30 seconds, was the ideal solution for her. It’s all fine and dandy too, except for one little problem. According to the entertainment industry, Burstein and millions of consumers like her using computer-driven technology to watch movies, listen to music, and share their experiences with friends around the globe are thieves. Not that Burstein’s going to jail, or facing a hefty $150,000 copyright infringement fine. Movie studios and record labels can’t afford to sue their customers.”

Did anybody else catch all the conflicts stated in just that intro to the full Wired.com article? My favorite is that the entertainment industry calls its customers theives, yet since we’re customers they cannot afford to sue us or lock us up. Does that make any damn sense from a public relations perspective? Ah, no!

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