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Understanding the Cablevision DVR lawsuit

While I agree with Mark Cuban that the lawsuit is a mistake , I thought it was worth discussing why - from a legal perspective - the network DVR is an issue. Copyright gives the owner a limited monopoly over a few aspects, most notably the ability to reproduce and distribute the work. In a "normal" DVR...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 04-11-2007
TiVo service on ComCast

ComCast is releasing a DVR withTiVo software . I've been using Time Warner's DVR service for awhile and I've been pretty happy with it. There are clear advantages from getting the service from your cable provider: namely, no upfront costs, tighter integration (i.e., a single box for cable + DVR), and...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 01-19-2007
iTunes 7 vs. Windows Media Player 11

One of the main reasons I prefer Windows Media Player to iTunes is that WMP monitors folders and automatically updates your library. In other words, if you add or remove folders on your hard drive, the changes are reflected in your library - automatically. For some inexplicable reason, iTunes doesn't...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 09-22-2006

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