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TV Broadcasters Don't Want Their Programming "Replayed' Alleging Copyright Violation Networks say Sonicblue will hurt their revenue by letting users skip the ads.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
Byline: PETE BARLAS
The battle for controlling entertainment in the living room is heating up again.
The parent companies of TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS have filed a lawsuit against consumer products company Sonicblue Inc. for selling a device they say violates their copyrights.
Walt Disney Co., General Electric Co. and Viacom Inc. fired their legal salvo at Sonicblue's Replay 4000. The device, a set-top box for the TV, allows users to record TV shows and skip commercials during playback. The Replay 4000 also lets users send copies of video programs over the Internet by e-mail.
Sonicblue is merging TV with Internet content, says Joseph To, analyst for Lehman Bros.
"Sonicblue is trying to be the center of the digital universe, and Replay is a pretty good direction," he said.
The TV networks are trying to derail the effort. In the suit, they say that giving consumers the option of skipping commercials cuts the amount of revenue broadcasters receive from ads. What's more, allowing consumers to swap video programs is a violation copyright law.
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