This shows the total desperation these companies are in right now. Trying to shake down people who legitimately bought their product for a few more bucks. This of course completely contradicts the 80's era 'fair use' ruling though...
But lawyers for consumers point to a series of court rulings over the last few decades that found no violation of copyright law in the use of VCRs and other devices to time-shift TV programs; that is, to make personal copies for the purpose of making portable a legally obtained recording.
