Abstract
Commercial-skipping technology can liberate the consumer and make the television business more competitive. It rose to prominence with the advent of the digital video recorder (DVR), also known as the personal video recorder (PVR). PVRs have helped advertisers reach their target audience more effectively through personalized advertisements, and it has successfully pressured television networks and advertisers to innovate more appealing ways to induce consumers to buy advertised products. But even if this technology fails to enhance the business of television, television networks can still outpace commercial-skipping technology in an arms race. Through competitive pressure, such technology promotes innovation, progress, and a more competitive market without posing an undue burden on the entertainment industry.
Citation
Jesse Haskins, Commercial Skipping Technology and the New Market Dynamic: The Relevance of Antitrust Law to an Emerging Technology, 8 Duke Law & Technology Review 1-29 (2009)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/dltr/vol8/iss1/5