rigney@uokvax.UUCP (12/19/83)
#R:sdccs5:-113700:uokvax:6000006:000:546 uokvax!rigney Dec 16 15:19:00 1983 In the case regarding home VCR taping of TV programs, the point was brought up that delayed viewing (taping a program to be watched later) allowed a viewer to fast-forward through the commercials, in effect cheating the sponser. An avid user pointed out that to the contrary, he used his VCR to concentrate on the ads that interested him, skipping the ones he wouldn't care about anyway (like maxi-pads). For example, freezing the frame to take down details on products he liked, such as cameras, cars, and such. Carl ..!ctvax!uokvax!rigney