[mythtv-users] Their Baaaacccckkk!

Raphael Pooser rpooser at gmail.com
Fri Feb 10 21:11:17 UTC 2006


Chad wrote:
> 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...
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Good, I'm glad people are reacting like this.  I hope this happens en 
masse and millions of people stick up their noses to HBO and whatever 
other network wants to try and control their consumers.  We need to show 
them, we are the ones giving them the money.  We don't have to give it 
to them, we are in control.  Damn good thing that things like netflix 
have popped up for that matter.
Raphael


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