From a Cableworld interview with Jamie Kellner, the chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System:

"I'm a big believer we have to make television more convenient or we will drive the penetration of PVRs and things like that, which I'm not sure is good for the cable industry or the broadcast industry or the networks. [...] Because of the ad skips.... It's theft. Your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots. Otherwise you couldn't get the show on an ad-supported basis. Any time you skip a commercial or watch the button you're actually stealing the programming."

At the EFF Action Center, you can send Jamie an email or (better) a fax telling him what you think. Or you can send snail mail to:

CEO Jamie Kellner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
One CNN Center
P.O. Box 105366
Atlanta, Georgia 30348