[mythtv-users] Zap2it Labs Shutting Down?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jun 20, 2007, at 1:13 PM, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 12:14:57PM -0700, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> TMS has told me directly that the descriptions are their most
>> valuable and best-protected asset. I imagine because it's the only
>> piece they create and can claim ownership to.
>
> I'm sure they would say that.
>
> For it to be *true*, though, they'd have to be original, and not
> derivative of the work of the program producers.
>
> For *that* in turn to be true, TMS would have to *be watching every
> program they publish schedule data for*.  Or at the very least,  
> reading
> the caption transcripts thereof.
>
> Does anyone here think *that's* actually happening?
>
> No; those blurbs are almost certainly written by interns at either the
> production company or the network.  Generally.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
> -- 

No, they generally get a paragraph and re-write it down to two lines.  
Not always easy. They have a whole team of people who do it and they  
have to pay them.