[mythtv-users] Their Baaaacccckkk!

[Mike Grusin]

> Ah yes you are right about that, and I have heard some stories about
> this.  My brother said his free trial was great, but once his pay
> service began, the faster he watched movies, the slower they came in
> from netflix.

They've already been taken to court for this, and I'm not convinced that
it's been decided one way or the other:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060111-5951.html

> I'm fine if people want to protect their
> content, but if I pay for it and it comes on at 2:30 AM and I want to
> watch it at 12:30 PM while I eat lunch, I should be able to do that -
> I'm paying them for it.  In essence there shouldn't be any extra fee for
> "on demand" features added to my content.  I think if I add that
> capability myself with mythtv, that doesn't make me a pirate - it makes
> me getting my money's worth from what I paid.
> Raphael

Amen, brother Raphael!  This is exactly the common sense that seems to be
missing these days.

-Mike G.