TiVo fights for TiVo To Go

TiVo, which has lived in fear of the TV networks and movie studios for way too long, is finally standing up for itself. Both the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Football League are trying to get the FCC to stop TiVo from implementing TiVo To Go, a new service which would let TiVo users copy their shows to a PC or share them with a couple of friends. TiVo is fighting back, saying that they've taken sufficient steps to prevent people from making copies and swapping shows online, but it's ridiculous that they should even have to get the FCC's certified approval for this in the first place. 

[mike @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

I think it's safe to say that Tivo To Go is to the International Media Conglomerates what Jeffrey Dahmer is to the boy home alone.

http://cryptome.org/hrcw-hear.htm

[Alex @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

The FCC was established to license radio spectrum. This country doesn't need a governmental body to protect the interests of media conglomerates at the expense of fair use rights. Nor does this country need a governmental body to enforce Christian mores on its citizenry at the expense of First Amendment rights.

I'm sick of watching as the MPAA and their ilk try to erode my rights by using the FCC as a tool (http://www.engadget.com/entry/3352572046170125/).

I'm sick of watching as the FCC acquiesces to their demands (http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/).

I'm sick of the FCC threatening heafty fines for those who air programs which the FCC deems "indecent" (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/12/DDGHK7JE0V1.DTL).

I don't need a 65 year old, wealthy, corrupt, WASP male making these decisions for me. Do you? Down with the FCC. Support the Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org).

[Fabulo @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

It's especially ridiculous when my 6 year old (SIX YEARS!!!) PCI outdated TV capture card can do exactly that: record shows off TV to my hard drive in MPEG format. Wait, there's about 1 million different DVD writers that will record from TV in digital perfection. Not to mention that we've had VCRs for the last 30 years...
This is ridiculous.