[mythtv-users] Day Dream MythTV P2P Network
Jeremy Oddo
joddo at apixels.net
Wed May 7 14:33:45 EDT 2003
Cedar McKay said:
> Completely uninteresting to me. The bandwith requirements are too much
> and I don't like the idea of exposing the project to legal risk.
>
Totally agree. The thought *IS* a good one, but transfering 1GB+ is a
killer.
> believe that linux people have a underserved reputation as pirates
>
I don't know about that...linux people use linux apps...and most of those
fall under GPL. Pirating GPL software is kinda pointless ;)
> add on top of that the broad appeal myth could have and I think it is
> possible that some big powerful companies would come sniffing around
> trying to find something illegal about what we do. I think if we stick
> to exercising our fair use right to time-shift content, and stay away
> from anything fishy we would be able to withstand such scrutiny. The
> last thing we need is to see Isaac hauled to court by the TV industry.
>
Well, if it's only Isaac being hauled away <g>. Just kidding Isaac! But
Cedar brings up a good point. With MythTV getting as strong as it is, we
really need to be careful that we don't tred in illegal waters.
Jeremy
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