Dish Network shocked us just a couple of weeks ago by upgrading its new Hopper DVRs with "Auto Hop" ad skipping that targeted prime time programming on broadcast TV captured via its PrimeTime Anytime feature, and predictably, the networks aren't happy. After several executives took shots at the service during upfronts for the new fall programming in the past few weeks, Fox has filed suit in US District Court, while Dish Network responded with its own request for a court order specifying that it does not infringe on the TV network's copyrights. Just in the last few minutes, the New York Times reports NBC (Update: Add CBS to the list as well, THR has copies of the complaints from Dish and Fox.) has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network as well, and it likely won't be the last one to do so. ReplayTV folded under similar legal pressure, but clearly Dish Network thinks it has a workable solution and now it's going to be up to the courts to decide who wins.
Broadcast TV networks, Dish Network file lawsuits over new Auto Hop ad skipping feature originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 May 2012 17:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I don’t really understand what all the fuss is about with Auto Hop because it just makes it easier to do what anyone with a DVR has been doing for quite sometime now, that’s skipping commercials. Auto Hop would be a marvelous addition to the live TV, but we’ll just have to settle for the feature as it stands. Personally, I think Auto Hop is a good thing to have as an option on my DVR. I’ve had the Hopper for a few weeks and Primetime Anytime is a great feature, and the option to watch those shows commercial free the next day is awesome. My coworker at Dish showed me how Auto Hop worked yesterday and for those people who still want to watch their shows live on primetime, will still get commercials.
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