Cable DVRs are legal: Supreme Court denies appeal of Cablevision decision

**MIG-31** · Jun 29, 2009, 01:02 PM

The final roadblock for CATV providers to offer server-based recording service to their customers, has been cleared by the nation's highest court.

The last possible effort by movie studios such as 20th Century Fox and cable television producers, including CNN and Cartoon Network, to forestall cable service providers such as Cablevision from providing their customers with DVRs with full commercial-skipping control, was silently shot down this morning in the final session of this year's US Supreme Court term. As a result, last year's ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals stating that Cablevision's DVR service did not violate copyright law, stands.
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Source: Betanews

Jun 29, 2009, 01:02 PM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,243 Rep Power: 180 System Specs	Cable DVRs are legal: Supreme Court denies appeal of Cablevision decision The final roadblock for CATV providers to offer server-based recording service to their customers, has been cleared by the nation's highest court. The last possible effort by movie studios such as 20th Century Fox and cable television producers, including CNN and Cartoon Network, to forestall cable service providers such as Cablevision from providing their customers with DVRs with full commercial-skipping control, was silently shot down this morning in the final session of this year's US Supreme Court term. As a result, last year's ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals stating that Cablevision's DVR service did not violate copyright law, stands. ____________ Source: Betanews __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!