Comments on: TiVo Nearly Has IPTV http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2005/11/20/tivo-nearly-has-iptv/ All the makings of a real web site, plus my stuff. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:21:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - Set Tops Are Back - Microsoft Media Room http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2005/11/20/tivo-nearly-has-iptv/#comment-86490 Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen - Set Tops Are Back - Microsoft Media Room Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:05:40 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=175#comment-86490 [...] loves their Tivo, and they "nearly had IPTV" two years ago. Still, their software could run on Motorola's hardware and be distributed through [...] [...] loves their Tivo, and they “nearly had IPTV” two years ago. Still, their software could run on Motorola’s hardware and be distributed through [...]

]]> By: guest http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2005/11/20/tivo-nearly-has-iptv/#comment-3927 guest Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:11:17 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=175#comment-3927 Most likely, TiVo has a contract to make specific content available from a specific provider. This distribution contract probably includes stipulations about advertising revenue sharing (if any advertisements are shown) and restrictions about how the content may be used. Big difference between acting as a content provider and creating a product that helps people maximize "fair use" aspect of copyright law. What happens when someone is contractually bound to provide content with specific constraints, even though "fair use" aspect of copyright law is still valid? If TiVo ignores the contract providers contract, the provider could pull the plug on this exclusive content. If another company were to act as an IPTV distributor of CNET's content, and you had a subscription to that distributor, TiVo will most likely upgrade their boxes to work with that content the same way it works with anything it can schedule now. Most likely, TiVo has a contract to make specific content available from a specific provider. This distribution contract probably includes stipulations about advertising revenue sharing (if any advertisements are shown) and restrictions about how the content may be used.

Big difference between acting as a content provider and creating a product that helps people maximize “fair use” aspect of copyright law. What happens when someone is contractually bound to provide content with specific constraints, even though “fair use” aspect of copyright law is still valid? If TiVo ignores the contract providers contract, the provider could pull the plug on this exclusive content.

If another company were to act as an IPTV distributor of CNET’s content, and you had a subscription to that distributor, TiVo will most likely upgrade their boxes to work with that content the same way it works with anything it can schedule now.

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