TiVo Might Rue Arrival of DTV. Hollywood's latest attempts to prevent consumers from copying shows takes place in the arena of digital TV. Owners of TiVo and ReplayTV might want to pay attention. By Brad King. [Wired News]

More FUD From Valenti -

If Hollywood gets its way, recording won't be as easy as it is today.

Jack Valenti, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, has said that without proper security measures, the industry won't allow its movies to be broadcast. The reason: Digital signals create perfect copies that won't degrade. Executives fear they would deliver perfect copies to millions of viewers.

Just like VCRs destroyed the movie industry, right Jack? Because why would anyone go to the movies when they could watch them at home, Right? Riiight. And God forbid that the end user have a perfect copy of a film that they ahev the right to record, because, well, that's the first seal that will open the apocolypse, Right Jack? Just like selling movies for less than $89.95 will lead to massive piracy, Right Jack?

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