AT&T, DirecTV back MPAA's DVR-blocking initiative

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Hollywood's controversial request for a waiver on Selectable Output Control (SOC) has finished the first phase of its cycle. Monday was the last day for comments on the big studio's petition for a lift of the Federal Communications Commission's ban on SOC. About 20 prominent parties have filed on the issue. Not surprisingly, TV content streamers AT&T and DIRECTV stand out among supporters of the plan, but there are nay-sayers and skeptics too.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080722-att-directv-back-mpaas-dvr-blocking-initiative.html

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Aren't they the same companies who give you free DVRs? Boy, I love hypocrisy.