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I can recall a time not long ago where commercial skipping invoked the fire and fury of the TV networks, which resulted in lawsuits and injunctions against the

I can recall a time not long ago where commercial skipping invoked the fire and fury of the TV networks, which resulted in lawsuits and injunctions against the major DVR makers. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/tv-networks-say-youre-breaking-law-when-you-skip-commercials https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/tv-networks-say-youre-... So, what changed?

dperfect 9y ago
It probably has something to do with this ruling: http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/judge-rules-that-dishs-sling-features-ad-skipping-dont-violate-copyright-1201410019/ http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/judge-rules-that-dishs-slin... It sounds like Dish and Fox did end up settling out of court (with Dish adding some commercial-skipping limits for Fox-owned content), but apparently that was done more in response to claims of copyright infringement for Dish/Sling features that allowed content to be viewed in unauthorized locations (not the commercial skipping itself). That said, I don't know if there's a major distinction between what Dish was/is doing with recorded content and what Plex is doing.