<s>
Network	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
(	O
NDVR	B-Device
)	O
,	O
or	O
network	B-Device
personal	I-Device
video	I-Device
recorder	I-Device
(	O
NPVR	B-Device
)	O
,	O
or	O
remote	B-Device
storage	I-Device
digital	I-Device
video	I-Device
recorder	I-Device
(	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
network-based	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
stored	O
at	O
the	O
provider	O
's	O
central	O
location	O
rather	O
than	O
at	O
the	O
consumer	O
's	O
private	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditionally	O
,	O
media	O
content	O
was	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
subscriber	O
's	O
set-top	O
box	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
NDVR	B-Device
the	O
service	O
provider	O
owns	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
servers	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
subscribers	O
 '	O
media	O
content	O
is	O
stored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
is	O
used	O
by	O
Cablevision	O
for	O
their	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NDVR	B-Device
is	O
a	O
consumer	O
service	O
where	O
real-time	O
broadcast	O
television	O
is	O
captured	O
in	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
on	O
a	O
server	O
allowing	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
recorded	O
programs	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
broadcast	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NDVR	B-Device
system	O
provides	O
time-shifted	O
viewing	O
of	O
broadcast	O
programs	O
,	O
allowing	O
subscribers	O
to	O
record	O
and	O
watch	O
programs	O
at	O
their	O
convenience	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
a	O
local	O
PVR	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
PVR	B-Application
that	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NDVR	B-Device
subscribers	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
the	O
programmes	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
network-based	O
library	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
want	O
,	O
without	O
needing	O
yet	O
another	O
device	O
or	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
would	O
still	O
prefer	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
PVR	B-Application
device	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
choose	O
exactly	O
what	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
PVR	B-Application
bypasses	O
the	O
strict	O
rights	O
and	O
licensing	O
regulations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
limitations	O
,	O
that	O
often	O
prevent	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
itself	O
from	O
providing	O
"	O
on	O
demand	O
"	O
access	O
to	O
certain	O
programmes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
(	O
Remote	B-Device
Storage	I-Device
Digital	I-Device
Video	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
)	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
where	O
a	O
subscriber	O
can	O
record	O
a	O
program	O
and	O
store	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
implementing	O
a	O
traditional	O
DVR	O
with	O
network	B-Architecture
based	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Greece	O
,	O
On	O
Telecoms	O
offers	O
an	O
NPVR	B-Device
service	O
to	O
all	O
subscribers	O
in	O
their	O
basic	O
package	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
programming	O
of	O
all	O
major	O
national	O
Greek	O
TV	O
channels	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
72	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
has	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
their	O
contract	O
that	O
they	O
agree	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
record	O
national	O
programming	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
72	O
hours	O
for	O
them	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
get	O
around	O
any	O
legal	O
implications	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
NPVR	B-Device
article	O
)	O
as	O
this	O
service	O
would	O
work	O
like	O
a	O
personal	O
PVR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Cablevision	O
announced	O
the	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
in	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
several	O
content	O
providers	O
including	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
,	O
Universal	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
sued	O
Cablevision	O
in	O
federal	O
district	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circuit	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeals	O
,	O
in	O
Cartoon	O
Network	B-Architecture
,	O
LP	O
v	O
.	O
CSC	O
Holdings	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
reversed	O
the	O
lower	O
court	O
decision	O
that	O
found	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
RS-DVRs	B-Device
in	O
violation	O
of	O
copyright	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
agreed	O
with	O
Cablevision	O
's	O
argument	O
that	O
a	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
should	O
be	O
treated	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
a	O
customer	O
owned	O
DVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
the	O
US	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
refused	O
to	O
hear	O
a	O
final	O
appeal	O
in	O
the	O
Cablevision	O
remote	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
case	O
,	O
thereby	O
bringing	O
the	O
years-long	O
litigation	O
to	O
a	O
close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Cablevision	O
litigation	O
had	O
a	O
favorable	O
outcome	O
,	O
the	O
future	O
looks	O
bright	O
for	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
major	O
U.S.	O
cable	O
companies	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
implement	O
their	O
own	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
systems	O
,	O
as	O
RS-DVRs	B-Device
allow	O
wider	O
access	O
to	O
DVRs	O
at	O
a	O
lesser	O
cost	O
to	O
subscribers	O
and	O
innovative	O
new	O
methods	O
of	O
advertising	O
that	O
appeal	O
to	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NDVRs	B-Device
have	O
been	O
launched	O
in	O
countries	O
like	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
(	O
Now	O
TV	O
)	O
,	O
Singapore	O
(	O
recordTV.com	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Italy	O
(	O
Vcast	O
-	O
Faucet	O
PVR	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Germany	O
(	O
shift.tv	O
)	O
,	O
Finland	O
(	O
tvkaista.fi	O
)	O
,	O
Lithuania	O
(	O
teo.lt	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
European	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Cablevision	O
provided	O
an	O
RS-DVR	B-Device
that	O
allowed	O
an	O
in-home	O
set-top-box	O
to	O
remotely	O
record	O
a	O
TV	O
show	O
,	O
Cloud	O
DVRs	O
required	O
no	O
such	O
in-home	O
technology	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Singapore	O
,	O
RecordTV.com	B-Device
became	O
the	O
first	O
Cloud	O
DVR	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
be	O
declared	O
legal	O
in	O
a	O
landmark	O
lawsuit	O
where	O
RecordTV.com,	O
led	O
by	O
its	O
CEO	O
,	O
Carlos	O
Nicholas	O
Fernandes	O
who	O
fought	O
Singapore	O
's	O
state	O
owned	O
broadcaster	O
,	O
MediaCorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RecordTV.com	B-Device
lost	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
in	O
the	O
High	O
Court	O
of	O
Singapore	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
ruling	O
overturned	O
at	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeals	O
where	O
the	O
Court	O
ruled	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
RecordTV	O
and	O
awarded	O
costs	O
and	O
damages	O
.	O
</s>
