Casting a wary eye on PTV.(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 2000 by Brown, Peter J.

Manufacturers, studios weigh in on copyright issues with personal TV Personal TV (PTV) devices like those offered by TiVo and Replay TV have become one of the hot plays in the consumer market, thanks in part to a marketing campaign that centers on the units' ability to offer greater flexibility than traditional VCRs.

But some in the industry believe that PTV devices (also known as personal video recorders) pose issues that need to be ironed out. Otherwise, they say, video content creators and distributors could face the same problem the audio industry is encountering with the MP3 format: the uncontrolled redistribution of copyrighted content. Two organizations now on the scene approach PTV from different directions: the TV Anytime Forum (TVAF)...

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