http://www.digitaltvdesignline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=1IY 13S1PEJJVIQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=207401220 The copyright restrictions seem to explicictly forbid copying. The article talks about how TiVo offers advertizers a detailed accounting of the actions of viewers during an entire show, 3600 data points for every 60 minute show. And other sources, such as Nielsen, are going to the same second-by-second data. It also says that TV advertizing is still what advertizers rely on most, and they spend $70B per year at it, in the US. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.