_via Copyfight, another chilling example of the “corporates'” view of fair use and it’s incremental efforts to completely abolish it. HBO plans to implement some sort of DRM scheme next year that will cause certain DVR’d shows (Six Feet Under is noted) to “expire” after a set period to be determined. An HBO executive calls it “transitional fair use“. With recently increased restrictions implemented by Tivo, the noose continues to tighten around fair use and time-shifting rights. Additional Copyfight post and commentary here.