[mythtv-users] Their Baaaacccckkk!

[Raphael Pooser]

Mike Grusin wrote:
>> 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.
>
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heh, stepping back down off my soapbox now.
Raphael