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April 01, 2005

Television: Peer-To-Peer's Next Challenger

In light of the hype for Grokster, this article provides a new angle that may not be addressed by the Supreme Court. "Television: Peer-To-Peer's Next Challenger," by D. Branch Furtado was published on Thursday in Duke Law & Technology Review.

Here's a quote from the introduction:

Although much of the controversy surrounding peer-to-peer trading of entertainment files has centered on the music and movie industries, the television industry faces an increasing threat and may be forced to reevaluate its long-standing, advertising-based business model. For example, the introduction of Personal Video Recorders ("PVRs") and PC-based TV tuners, which allow subscribers to record and digitally store hours of television programming, has loosened the television industry’s control over when and how content is consumed. Indeed, the steady rise in the unauthorized trading of copyrighted content via the Internet may soon force the television industry to consider lawsuits against networks and individual users alike.

Posted by Melody Wirz at 02:02 PM.
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