> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of McKown, John > > [ snip ] > > Right up there with the newly patented process which would > "freeze" your TV so that you could not change the channel > during a commercial.
Should qualify as "theft of services", for which you could seek compensation (e.g., in the form of exorbitant "consulting fees" for "critiquing" their commercials). > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12407199/ Oh, and for Tivo type > devices, it would force "normal speed" for all commercials > even if you are trying to "fast forward" to the next show, so > you couldn't "skip" commercials any more. "Theft of property". -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
