US court asks govt. view on Cablevision DVR case

WASHINGTON Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked for the federal government's views of an appeal by film studios and television networks of a ruling allowing a new digital video recorder service by New York cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp (CVC.N).

At issue in the case is a ruling by U.S. court of appeals in New York that Cablevision's proposed new service would not directly infringe the copyrights of the media companies that produce movies and television programs. (Reporting by James Vicini, Editing by Derek Caney)