[mythtv] A new angle on High-Def Satellite capture?
luitjens at cs.utah.edu
luitjens at cs.utah.edu
Fri Mar 2 23:50:26 UTC 2007
Sorry I was merely discussing the legality issues. I can't imagine
discussing the legal ramifications of said methods would have any
repercussions for mythtv. But I'll honor your request and not discuss
it further.
Chris Pinkham wrote:
> <Original Top-posting reversed>
>
>
>>> DirectTV doesn't make the laws. They give DMCA take down notices to
>>> places that develop this stuff but a notice doesn't mean it is illegal.
>>> Unfortunately no one has bothered taking something like this to court in
>>> order to see if fair use can apply.
>>>
>
> * On Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 04:42:27PM -0500, DeRose, Chris wrote:
>
>> On matters of legality, I'd think its worth discovering whether the
>> decryption itself does take place entirely in the card, or not.
>>
>
> If you guys want to discuss anything related to this, take it off-list or
> risk being kicked off the list.
>
> The MythTV developers err on the side of caution and don't want any
> discussions like this on the MythTV mailing lists. That includes things
> like decrypting satellite, soft-CAM, decrypting encrypted cable, etc..
> If you want to discuss things like thse, you'll have to do it somewhere else.
>
> If you search the archives, you will find other places where we have held
> this same position.
>
> --
> Chris (one of those developers) Pinkham
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