[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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