[mythtvnz] [Fwd: Sky Television: Infringement of rights]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Whitehouse" <lists at whitehouse.org.nz>
To: "MythTV in NZ" <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] [Fwd: Sky Television: Infringement of rights]


> Steve Hodge wrote:
>
>> It does seem backward to me though as the EPG/SkyWatch is simply an
>> enabler for their core business which is getting people to watch TV.
>
> The economics change dramatically when you consider that Sky are now in
> the PVR market. MySky provides great lock-in, so it becomes a valuable
> asset. The more that Sky can prevent anyone else giving decent access to
> Sky programs on a PVR, the more people with Sky will get a MySky and
> will stay on Sky (among other reasons, to avoid losing their MySky).
>

You are (somewhat independently) alluding to what I've been wondering, that is whether the commerce commission might be persuaded to 
investigate whether this action is with adequate basis and / or might constitute an anti competitive action?

The Fair Trading Act may well be relevant - but not as might have been suggested.

I also understand one of the commerce commission's investigation hurdle criteria is the volume of complaints received.

Before anyone gets too pessimistic that such an approach is unlikely to bear fruit I am reliably informed that a prominent 
technology company was recently issued with a compliance advice notice regarding the information they need to give consumers - all 
to do with a topic dear to our hearts - HD TV.

The commerce commission might well be worth communicating with.