[mythtv-users] MythTV and BitTorrent?
Will
will at st0rage.org
Fri Jul 18 22:58:08 UTC 2008
On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 11:33 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Jeff Walther <trag at io.com> wrote:
> >
> > Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:01:36 -0500
> > From: Will <will at st0rage.org>
> >
> > That was my point; both functions have an illegal and legal
> purpose
> > depending on how you use it.
> >
> > If you have one, why be afraid of the other?
> >
>
> As was stated earlier, logic does not enter into it.
>
> Bit torrent has a much higher emotional index for those who
> want to own
> all content all the time.
>
> The second thing to realize is that anyone with a few idle
> attack lawyers
> could shut down MythTV any time they decide to.
>
> The sad truth about our legal system is that you don't have to
> be right or
> even have a decent legal case. If you can afford lawyers and
> file paper
> work on a bogus case and the other side cannot afford lawyers
> to defend it
> and file paper work in response, then you win, even if your
> case was
> totally groundless.
>
> Even a simple open and shut case (summary judgement, because
> the plantiffs
> legal theory is seriously flawed) can still cost the defendant
> several
> thousand dollars, not to mention heart-burn, anxiety, loss of
> sleep,
> anger, depression, lost wages, and damage to their
> cardiovascular system.
>
> So, it's not right and it's not just, but it's better to just
> avoid any
> public activity that will get you noticed by the forces of
> evil. (And it
> says some truly damning things about our society and our pride
> in our
> "freedom of speech".)
>
> CoreAVC is a great example. DMCA take down notice and *BAM*, their
> off the net.
>
> Kevin
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You mean this? http://www.coreavc.com/
Doesn't look off the net to me.
-Will
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