Don't touch that FF button! Japanese broadcasters are claiming that skipping ads is a violation of Japanese copyright law. In fact, in an effort to show the benefits of television advertising, August 28th is designated "TV Commercial Day" in Japan. This day coincides with the anniversary of the first television commercial ever shown on Japanese TV.All of this raises a couple of questions. If you get off the couch during a commercial, are you violating copyright laws? What if you rewind your TiVo to watch a commerical mutliple times; are you still in violation? Most importantly, how much money did the greeting card industry pay to Japan to designate a new "TV commerical" holiday? Sheesh!
1. I think it's about disrespecting their ancestors, their grandparents had no remotes to change the channels and their parents couldn't pause live TV and then rush through shows, so they must honor those brave men and women.
Posted at 11:43PM on Jul 15th 2005 by Man