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Sunday, November 13, 2005

Fox counsels viewers to share videos of shows

Fox advises you to ask your co-workers to loan you tapes of episodes of shows you missed. But Fox also asked the FCC to make it illegal for TiVo2Go to share a show from your TiVo with your co-worker's TiVo. The difference? Fox marketing knows how human beings actually behave, while Fox's lawyers still think of Fox's customers as crooked, scheming ambulatory wallets with a hard-on for passing around bootlegs of 24.

ask FOX
8. Can I get tapes of FOX Network Primetime Shows sent to me?
ANSWER:
The FOX Network does not provide nor sell videos of any of shows, specials or movies that air on the Network.
Our recommendation is to ask co-workers, friends, family and neighbors for anyone who may have taped off-the-air the show you are looking for.

Link (Thanks, Robs!)

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