Not much new info in this article, but every middle American in a hotel room today will see or read this story.
“When Sonicblue, maker of ReplayTV, designs new products, the team includes some unlikely people: lawyers. That’s because Sonicblue builds products that Hollywood hates and consumers love. It specializes in gadgets that let people download, copy and share digital music and video. Those devices, entertainment companies say, often infringe on their copyrights because they allow the sharing of pirated content. Twenty-eight entertainment companies are suing Sonicblue to get ReplayTV off the shelves because the digital video recorder lets viewers skip commercials and send shows to friends over the Internet. Sonicblue says it has no plans to voluntarily scratch ReplayTV. The fight between Hollywood and Sonicblue is one of many being waged between the industries. Entertainment companies, burned by piracy that’s cutting into their bottom lines, want more control over digital copies of movies, music and TV shows. They’re lobbing lawsuits at companies like Sonicblue as never before. At the same time, tech companies are putting out ever more products that encourage customers to ‘Rip, Mix, Burn,’ as Apple Computer’s advertising slogan says…”
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