PVRblog is reporting today that TiVo will begin to place banner advertisements on your screen when you are fast forwarding - (via Slashdot)
This is ridiculous to me. In reading through the articles, I found an opinion that I agree with completely. Here it is.
Mr Guy says:How does this make it less wrong?
The point is that if I want to attach a device to my television that translates every third word into Algonquin once the signal comes into my device it's none of their business. If I write a module for MythTV that allows me to change all the commercials in my LiveTV programming into mpegs of dancing midgets throwing pickles at a naked woman it's none of their business.
Their revenue stream and rights to artistic integrity end when they reach the consumer. At that point it's my signal in my device and as long as I don't rebroadcast it they need to leave me the hell alone.
on Wednesday November 17, @11:44AM (#10842994)
Whatever happened to people allowing me to do whatever I want with the products I buy? If I want to hack my xbox to play DVD's... if I want to crack the LCD out of my laptop and mount it on the side of my pc case... or any other such business, it's none of your business. I bought it, it's my property, so you're gonna have to take your corporate, intrusive, anti-consumer rights ideals and sit on them.
As a consumer who owns a replaytv, I would be absolutely appalled if replayTV tried to start slipping in ads all over my television screen. I bought the box, I pay $13/month for their service, and I do it so I can watch the few shows I like, on my schedule, without commercials. Luckily, I have one of the older models that automatically skips all commercials (with very good accuracy).
Posted by Jordan at November 17, 2004 5:06 PM | TrackBack