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From: speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Cable and scrambling
Message-ID: <589@ttidcb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Dec-85 14:31:28 EST
Article-I.D.: ttidcb.589
Posted: Tue Dec 24 14:31:28 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 25-Dec-85 23:35:11 EST
References: <201@hoqam.UUCP> <16300001@datacube.UUCP>
Reply-To: speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker)
Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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Summary: 

In article <16300001@datacube.UUCP> john@datacube.UUCP writes:
>
>You should note that the cable companies consider your VCR competition
>against their service. You going out and renting a movie and playing
>it on your VCR is direct competition against their service. 

SURPRISE!  My cable company (Valley Cable in the San Fernando Valley) this
past month had a bill stuffer PROMOTING the use of your VCR and their cable.
"Your VCR is made for cable..."  We provide SOOOO many movies for your taping
enjoyment. Build a library.  etc.etc.etc.  Then a note that taping of copy-
righted movies is COMPLETELY LEGAL for personal use only.

Seems at least one company has decided to stop fighting and start joining.

If only they provided a signal that was worth taping!

--Kne