[mythtv-users] Has anyone tried integrating Broadcast machine with mythweb

[Mr. Demeanour]

Dewey Smolka wrote:
> Just a heads up.
> 
> This list does NOT support or condone rebroadcast of recorded 
> materials via the public web or torrents. This means that any talk of
>  integrating BT clients into MythTV, or seeding Myth recordings is 
> STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
> 
> Isaac has been very clear on this and most of the community is in 
> agreement. The reasons for this position should be clear enough to 
> anyone in the US, and that's where most Myth users are. The same 
> reasons apply in many other countries as well.
> 
> If you want to give it a go, you're welcome to; it is open-source. 
> But there is not and will not be any official support for this type 
> of thing. And discussions about it should be taken off list.

This seems a bit strong.

I have associates who are involved with video activism - teaching people
to make effective political use of video, and producing activist
documentaries and news material. Because of the nature of the material,
they have litle hope of getting it screened by mainstream TV and cable
channels (and anyway that's not what they want); so they are
distributing their work via BM and Democracy Player.

I appreciate the desire to discourage the torrent-seeding of broadcast
material; but to discourage even *discussion* of integrating BM Player
into Myth is deeply paranoid, and smacks of capitulation.

The big rights-holders don't want to be seeing open-source digital PVRs
*at all*. It would be much better from their POV if all the world's
broadcast receivers were manufactured by technology licencees with a lot
to lose; then the rights-holders could control what use was made of
their material, even in places where copyright law doesn't reach. So I
don't see that it makes any sense for the Myth-makers to try to "play
nicely" with the Hollywood big boys.

I think this is a dangerous posture to be adopting voluntarily (up
against the wall supported by fingertips, legs apart, etc.)

-- 
Jack.