Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003) was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001), which featured his kind-hearted grandfatherly personality, and direct connection to his audiences. Originally trained and ordained as a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children at the time, and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. Rogers developed his own show on WQED in 1968, and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network.

During the controversy surrounding the introduction of the household VCR, Rogers was involved in supporting the manufacturers of VCRs in court. His 1979 testimony, in the case Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., noted that he did not object to home recordings of his television programs, for instance, by families in order to watch them together at a later time. This testimony contrasted with the views of others in the television industry who objected to home recordings or believed that devices to facilitate it should be taxed or regulated.  When the case reached the Supreme Court in 1983, the majority decision considered the testimony of Rogers when it held that the Betamax video recorder did not infringe copyright. The Court stated that his views were a notable piece of evidence "that many [television] producers are willing to allow private time-shifting to continue" and even quoted his testimony in a footnote:  Some public stations, as well as commercial stations, program the Neighborhood at hours when some children cannot use it ... I have always felt that with the advent of all of this new technology that allows people to tape the Neighborhood off-the-air, and I'm speaking for the Neighborhood because that's what I produce, that they then become much more active in the programming of their family's television life. Very frankly, I am opposed to people being programmed by others. My whole approach in broadcasting has always been "You are an important person just the way you are. You can make healthy decisions." Maybe I'm going on too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in the control of his or her life, in a healthy way, is important. CANNOTANSWER

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Fred McFeely Rogers (20 mars 1928 - 27 februari 2003) var en amerikansk TV-personlighet, musiker, dockspelare, författare, producent och presbyteriansk minister. Rogers var känd för att ha skapat, varit värd för och komponerat temamusiken till den pedagogiska förskole-TV-serien Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001), som presenterade hans godhjärtade farfars personlighet, och direkt koppling till hans publik. Ursprungligen utbildades och prästvigdes Rogers till minister, var missnöjd med det sätt som televisionen då riktade sig till barn, och gjorde en insats för att ändra på detta när han började skriva för och uppträda på lokala Pittsburgh-areashower tillägnade ungdomen. Rogers utvecklade en egen show på WQED 1968, och den distribuerades rikstäckande av Eastern Educational Television Network. Under kontroversen kring införandet av hushållsvideobandspelaren var Rogers med och stödde tillverkarna av videobandspelare i rätten. Hans vittnesmål från år 1979, i fallet Sony Corp. of America mot Universal City Studios, Inc., konstaterade att han inte motsatte sig hemmainspelningar av sina TV - program, till exempel av familjer, för att kunna se dem tillsammans vid en senare tidpunkt. Detta vittnesbörd stod i kontrast till andra inom TV-branschen som motsatte sig inspelningar i hemmet eller ansåg att anordningar för att underlätta detta borde beskattas eller regleras. När målet nådde Högsta domstolen 1983 övervägde majoritetsbeslutet vittnesmålet från Rogers då den ansåg att Betamax-videospelaren inte gjorde intrång i upphovsrätten. Domstolen konstaterade att hans synpunkter var ett anmärkningsvärt bevis "att många [televisions] producenter är villiga att tillåta privat tidsförskjutning att fortsätta" och citerade till och med hans vittnesmål i en fotnot: Vissa offentliga stationer, liksom kommersiella stationer, program Grannskapet vid timmar när vissa barn inte kan använda det ... Jag har alltid känt att med tillkomsten av all denna nya teknik som tillåter människor att tejpa grannskapet ur-upp-upp-sändningen, och jag talar för grannskapet eftersom det är vad jag producerar, att de sedan blir mycket mer aktiva i programmeringen av sin familjs TV-liv. Ärligt talat är jag emot att människor programmeras av andra. Hela mitt sätt att sända har alltid varit "Du är en viktig person precis som du är. Du kan fatta sunda beslut." Jag kanske håller på för länge, men jag känner bara att allt som gör att en person kan vara mer aktiv i kontrollen av sitt liv, på ett hälsosamt sätt, är viktigt. CANNOTANSWER Ställ en fråga om den här artikeln.
Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003) was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was known for creating, hosting, and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001), which featured his kind-hearted grandfather's personality, and direct connection to his audience. Originally educated and ordained Rogers as minister, was dissatisfied with the way television then addressed children, and made an effort to change this when he began writing for and performing at local Pittsburgh area shows dedicated to youth. Rogers developed its own show on WQED in 1968, and it was distributed nationwide by the Eastern Educational Television Network. During the controversy surrounding the introduction of the household video recorder, Rogers helped support the manufacturers of video recorders in court. His 1979 testimony, in the case of Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., noted that he did not oppose home recordings of his television programs, such as of families, in order to see them together at a later date. This testimony contrasted with others in the television industry who opposed home recordings or felt that facilities to facilitate this should be taxed or regulated. When the case reached the Supreme Court in 1983, the majority decision considered the testimony of Rogers as it felt that the Betamax video player did not infringe copyright. The court noted that his views were a remarkable evidence "that many [televisions] producers are willing to allow private time delay to continue" and even quoted his testimony in a footnote: Some public stations, as well as commercial stations, programs Neighborhood at hours when some children cannot use it ... I've always felt that with the advent of all this new technology that allows people to tape the neighborhood out-of-the-air broadcast, and I speak for the neighborhood because that's what I produce, that they then become much more active in programming their family's television life. To be honest, I'm against people being programmed by others. My whole way of broadcasting has always been "You're an important person just like you are. You can make sound decisions." I may be doing it too long, but I just feel that anything that allows a person to be more active in controlling his life, in a healthy way, is important. CANNOTANSWER Ask a question about this article.
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