Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

EskWIRED@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote in news:g3kek1$hn8$2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In alt.cellular.verizon Larry <noone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> I believe in response to heavy pressure from the advertisers, cable 
>> company tivo equipment is already hobbled to prevent ad bypassing.  
>> Users must get their own unhobbled units....just like SELLPHONES!
> 
> Wrong.
> 
> 

I guess you are right and all these guys are crazy:
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2005/09/copy_protection.html
http://w2.eff.org/IP/pnp/cablewp.php
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/view.html?pg=3
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=388960
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/the-broadcast-flag-rears-its-
ugly-head/
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/11/tivos-selfdestruct-b.html
https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr009
=g9zf2ia3y4.app6a&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=261
http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-
people/200411/msg00188.html
.....etc, etc, etc.......