Re: NEWS: V-chips and dips

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From: Brian Allardice
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <4jmjvv$e5i@insight.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, djones@insight.mcmaster.ca (David Jones) says:
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>In article <4jfcf5$m6o@gold.interlog.com>,
>eye WEEKLY <eye@interlog.com> wrote:

>>But what about commercials? Has no one thought that the possibility of 
>>locking out commercials, ...

In Japan, as you may or may not know, many programmes are broadcast with
two soundtracks (Japanese/Some other language) but flip back to one
for ads.  Unscrupulous VCR manufacturers have attempted to plug into 
the sub-channel signals identifying this switch and automatically supress
the recording of commercials.  Whether they have succeeded or not I do 
not know, but the fur was flying some time back.

Cheers,
dba

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From: dba@haven.uniserve.com (Brian Allardice)
Subject: Re: NEWS: V-chips and dips
Date: 1996/04/02
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