[mythtv-users] Their Baaaacccckkk!

[Chad]

On 2/9/06, Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thursday 09 February 2006 22:43, Steven Adeff wrote:
> > On 2/9/06, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
> > >     from Arstechnica:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >     *HBO wants its programming to be off-limits for DVRs*
> > >
> > > 2/9/2006 2:03:29 PM, by Eric Bangeman <mailto:eric at arstechnica.com>
> > >
> > > Although the courts shot down the FCC's attempt to enforce the broadcast
> > > flag, the networks are moving full steam ahead on getting the flag
> > > written into law one way or another. So far, one bill has been
> > > introduced <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051218-5797.html>
> > > that would plug the so-called "analog hole," and there have been a
> > > number of Congressional hearings
> > > <http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/broadcast-flag.ars> on piracy
> > > and copyright. No matter what the venue, the mantra of the media
> > > industry has been the same: restrictions on what consumers can do with
> > > their broadcasts are absolutely necessary in order to stop piracy and
> > > keep the networks in business.
> > >
> > > Right.
> > >
> > > HBO has joined the fray with a recent FCC filing
> > > <http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-02/hbo-petitions-fcc-to-prevent-dvr-rec
> > >ording/> in which it argues that its programming—and all "Subscription
> > > Video On Demand" services—should fall into the category of "Copy Never."
> > > In a broadcast-flagged world, that translate into consumers not being
> > > able to record content broadcast by HBO. No TiVo, no VCR, no video
> > > capturing on your PC, /no nada/.
> >
> > oh well, at least HBO doesn't have any content worth watching any more
> > anyway.
> >
>
> Wow, you just said a mouth full. We dropped hbo, showtime, etc. just for that
> single reason. Why pay a premium for tired old reruns like GUARDING TESS, THE
> NEST, TIMELINE, MANIC?
>
> We have a better, cheaper time renting and borrowing DVD's from BLOCK BUSTER
> or friends and neighbors...
>
> Ain't no broadcast-flag in them... :')
>
>

Or netflix...