Video: Decision: Tape It to the Max

The Supreme Court says a VCR switch in time is not a crime

Relax. Just press the play button, then settle back in the Barcalounger to watch the episode of Cheers that you missed last Thursday because of the lasagna dinner at your mother-in-law's. No more guilt or anxiety. No video SWAT team is going to swoop down on your living room, disconnect your VCR, and confiscate the collection of I Love Lucy videotapes that you've been recording for a rainy day. It's all legal now.

It is legal because last week the Supreme Court...

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