The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's November 2012 rejection of the Fox Broadcasting Company's efforts to bar Dish subscribers from use of the PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop features found on the pay-TV provider's Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR. The PrimeTime Anytime feature provides consumers the ability to record primetime shows on up to each of the four broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and save them for up to eight days. The AutoHop feature provides the ability to play back certain PrimeTime Anytime recordings commercial-free, starting the day after broadcast.
