[mythtv-users] Supporting schedulesdirect.org
Jay Mallar
lists at jaymallar.com
Tue Aug 7 22:24:18 UTC 2007
Jake Thompson wrote:
> Not only am I all for paying, assuming it is a reasonable amount, I
> would also like to see an option to "Donate and extra $1 a month to
> the MythTV project." These guys work hard and deserve some support,
> this would be a great and easy way to kick some back.
>
>
> On 8/7/07, *Brad DerManouelian* <myth at dermanouelian.com
> <mailto:myth at dermanouelian.com>> wrote:
>
> On Aug 7, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Robert Current wrote:
>
> > TMS is Zap2it. So, this is going to be the same old data, with new
> > location to download from, and a price tag?
> >
> > Hmm... Just a legal question, but isn't EIT data unencrypted, and
> > technically "free-2-air" data? Granted, the sat-to-cable listings
> > associations aren't easy.
> >
> > What is the legality, really? Not being sarcastic, I really don't
> > know. What each individual media source is planning to
> broadcast is
> > something they advertise, promote, and want the world to know.
>
> TMS provides additional information (like show descriptions) which
> are copyrighted by TMS. They also have a right to charge for the data
> collection from broadcast stations all over the country and
> redistributing according to their agreements with broadcasters, but
> the real value is in the copyrighted content they create.
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I'll second that!
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-Jay
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