Goodmon: Stop the Slingbox!

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Joel Topcik]
Capitol Broadcasting President Jim Goodmon thinks that Slingbox, the new gadget that allows one to watch and control a home TV remotely via the Internet, is illegal. Goodmon suspects the Slingbox violates program copyright laws -- and maybe retransmission-consent agreements -- by enabling out-of-market viewing of network and syndicated content. "I have a deal with the cable system," he says, "and they have retransmission consent for the cable system in this market. They don't have it for everyplace else. They can't do that; there’s no way that’s legal."
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