[mythtv-users] EPG in Australia?

[Dean Collins]

But that doesn't explain how your data is produced outside of the
'supposed' copyright restrictions?

Cheers,
Dean


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Hall
> Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 3:01 AM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] EPG in Australia?
> 
> IceTV was started as there was no EPG in Australia. The main man
behind
> IceTV is Peter Vogel (one of the inventors of the Fairlight CMI). But
no
> we
> are definitely our own company. :)
> 
> I think for MS the biggest stopping point would be going to all the
effort
> (and cost) of setting up an EPG service from scratch just as a value
added
> service for MCE (sure it's pretty damn important but not really
critical
> for
> MCE).
> 
> Daniel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Dean Collins
> Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 4:54 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] EPG in Australia?
> 
> Kind of curious myself about how you are able to create from scratch
and
> not Microsoft?
> 
> I always assumed you had setup a sweet heart licensing deal with the
> networks (or you were a partially owned consortium like Fly Buys).
> 
> Dean
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Paul Andreassen
> > Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 1:51 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] EPG in Australia?
> >
> > On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 03:21 pm, Daniel Hall wrote:
> > > Well actually, what I said is correct. When you say people are
> 'trying'
> > to
> > > copyright the guide data this is not fully true, it *IS*
copyrighted
> > data,
> > > just because a piece of work is published online does not mean it
> cannot
> > be
> > > copyrighted.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Daniel.
> > >
> >
> > How is it that you can get guide data yet a tiny company like
> Microsoft
> > can't?
> >
> > Paul
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