topcapt wrote:
... while it may seem fanciful to some that there could be such a thing as "Big Brother" lurking in our collective DVR future, I suspect it is in fact inevitable that some attempt(s) will be made to reel in DVRs. There is a lot of money at play and if certain stakeholders decide revenues are "threatened", the ease, comfort, convenience, and enjoyment of DVR practitioners - IMHO - will finish a distant last place ...
I agree that such a turn of events is possible (if not inevitable). Only the uninitiated will suggest that the FCC isn't in bed with Big Media (al la the Agriculture Department and Big Food). Sooner or later most folks will agree that even us paranoid folks have real enemies.
If you want to see the future now, follow the current legal battles concerning Aereo: