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Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder (RS-DVR), or network-DVR (nDVR), is a network-based digital video recorder (DVR) stored at the provider's central office rather than at the consumer's private home. Traditionally, the programming was stored in the subscriber's set-top box hard drive, but with RS-DVRs the cable provider owns a large number of servers, on which the subscriber's programming is stored. The RS-DVR has been chiefly developed by Cablevision.

Cablevision litigation

After announcing the RS-DVR in March 2006, several content providers including 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, and Walt Disney sued Cablevision in federal district court. The content providers sought a permanent injunction that would effectively prevent Cablevision from implementing the system. The content providers prevailed at the district court level, and Cablevision appealed. On August 5, 2008, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court decision that found the use of RS-DVRs in violation of copyright law.[1] It agreed with Cablevision's argument that a RS-DVR should be treated essentially the same as a customer owned DVR. Only the location of the DVR really differs.[2]

Certain content providers began the process of appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking cert in late 2008. The Supreme Court delayed hearing the case and instead referred it to the United States Solicitor General's office for the federal government's opinion on the case. As of April 2009 no date had been set for a hearing or decision.

Future of RS-DVRs

If the Cablevision litigation has a favorable outcome, the future will be bright for RS-DVR systems. Many major cable companies are expected to implement their own RS-DVR systems, as RS-DVRs allow wider access to DVRs at a lesser cost to subscribers and innovative new methods of advertising that appeal to advertisers.

RS-DVRs have been launched in countries like Singapore (recordTV.com), Italy (Faucet PVR), Germany (shift.tv), and other european countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cartoon Network LP, LLLP v. CSC Holdings, Inc., 536 F.3d 121 (2d Cir. 2008)
  2. ^ Multichannel News 29.31 (August 11, 2008) p2.


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