Last month Cablevision Corp. (CVC) was barred by a Manhattan U.S. District Court from launching a digital video recorder (DVR) service that would allow it to store television shows on its servers. They have now officially said they will file an appeal of that decision.
A number of Hollywood studios, along with TV networks filed the suit against them alleging that it broke U.S. copyright laws.
The basis of the service is that it would enable viewers to record their favorite shows without the need of DVR units to physically be in the home. The company argued that it would decrease the cost that the repair of DVRs added to the television experience. The court ruled against them, which initiated this appeal.
Cablevision Chief Operating Officer Tom Rutledge said concerning the Cablevision system that "Our remote-storage DVR is the same as conventional DVRs, and merely enables consumers to exercise their well-established rights to time-shift television programming, we continue to believe strongly that remote-storage DVR is permissible under current copyright laws."
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