From the article, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association is quoted as saying that "Sony/Google are asking the Commission to ignore copyright, patent, trademark, contract privity, licensing, and other legal rights and limitations that have been thoroughly documented." Such dishonesty defines the terms of the conflict, and makes it clear that the conflict is not at all about who is right, or what is best for consumers, but rather what makes the most money in the very short term.
Not, of course, to say that the AllVid Alliance isn't also pursuing similar motivations. Rather, it seems that in this case that the NCTA relies heavily upon dishonesty about the AllVid Alliance's position in order to make their case. That should say something about which side consumers, developers, activists, etc. should be most comfortable supporting.
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