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AutoHop Suit To Be Tried Mostly In California

Adweek, Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:51 PM

Score one for Fox, CBS, and NBC, who got "their first win in the legal battle over Dish Network's AutoHop service by ruling that the case should be tried in California as requested" by the broadcasters, writes Katy Bachman. In hopes of being tried in New York, "where a previous case involving DVRs could give AutoHop legal precedent," Dish had filed a suit there, but parts of that suit were dismissed.

However, New York will be the venue for the ABC suit against Dish, because that's where the broadcaster filed.

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Jim Baker from PHD, July 11, 2012 at 12:42 a.m.
I agree with Dish. No matter what venue chosen they will win. I never used to watch commercials anyways. What I did have to do was wait until they were over so I could continue with my day. Now that I don’t have to wait for commercials I have more time to study for college. I have been using the Auto Hop ever since a Dish coworker showed me how to use it and it has been nothing short of a life saver.
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Seth Furlong from Dish, July 11, 2012 at 8:29 a.m.

I don’t understand why CBS, FOX, & NBC execs don’t want us to enjoy commercial-free TV. I’m a DISH employee – AutoHop is great because you can easily watch commercial-free TV. Public Knowledge, a consumer advocacy group, is taking a stand for consumers by creating a petition that tells CBS, FOX, & NBC media to keep their hands out of your living room & DVR. Sign their petition to keep control of how you watch TV http://bit.ly/KFdn1Q

Brent Bouchez from Five0, July 11, 2012 at 5:33 p.m.

Do you people understand that without commercials, the shows don't get produced? Where do you think the production money and the money to pay the talent comes from? At some point, someone has to pay for the shows, they're not free. The long-term result of watching television and skipping commercials is advertisers moving to other media and networks not producing shows any longer. In other words, nothing to watch. Ask the folks at PBS what it's like to make commercial-free TV...and how many of their shows are scheduled to record on your DVR?
Should the New York Times not have ads? That would make the paper cost about $25 an issue...and most people already think it's too expensive at $2. Oh and by the way, without commercials, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN and the others won't be able to bring you the news anymore. But I'm sure you can find everything you need to know on Huffington Post...oh wait, without ads, AOL doesn't exist either.