hackyot on Nostr: We take for granted how hard fought a right it was for us to be able to record our ...

We take for granted how hard fought a right it was for us to be able to record our televisions. There was significant lobbying by the television and film industry to make illegal the use of VHS tapes. The industry seeked control over the consumption of media for their own gain. I feel like for all our technological progress, we're back in the bad old days, where corporations control what, when, and how you can watch the content you paid for.