[mythtv-users] MythTV and BitTorrent?

Kevin Kuphal kkuphal at gmail.com
Sat Jul 19 21:22:52 UTC 2008


On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Will <will at st0rage.org> wrote:

>  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.


It isn't now, but it was for a period of time because some accused it under
the DMCA (the CoreAVC for Linux site).  Luckily they got support from the
CoreAVC folks are back online.  I doubt MythTV would get such support from
the MPAA, etc.

Kevin
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