<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/9/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">R. G. Newbury</b> <<a href="mailto:newbury@mandamus.org">newbury@mandamus.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br> from Arstechnica:<br><br><br><br><br> *HBO wants its programming to be off-limits for DVRs*<br><br>2/9/2006 2:03:29 PM, by Eric Bangeman <mailto:<a href="mailto:eric@arstechnica.com">eric@arstechnica.com</a>
><br><br>Although the courts shot down the FCC's attempt to enforce the broadcast<br>flag, the networks are moving full steam ahead on getting the flag<br>written into law one way or another. So far, one bill has been<br>
introduced <<a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051218-5797.html">http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051218-5797.html</a>><br>that would plug the so-called "analog hole," and there have been a
<br>number of Congressional hearings<br><<a href="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/broadcast-flag.ars">http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/broadcast-flag.ars</a>> on piracy<br>and copyright. No matter what the venue, the mantra of the media
<br>industry has been the same: restrictions on what consumers can do with<br>their broadcasts are absolutely necessary in order to stop piracy and<br>keep the networks in business.<br><br>Right.<br><br>HBO has joined the fray with a recent FCC filing
<br><<a href="http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-02/hbo-petitions-fcc-to-prevent-dvr-recording/">http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-02/hbo-petitions-fcc-to-prevent-dvr-recording/</a>><br>in which it argues that its programming—and all "Subscription Video On
<br>Demand" services—should fall into the category of "Copy Never." In a<br>broadcast-flagged world, that translate into consumers not being able to<br>record content broadcast by HBO. No TiVo, no VCR, no video capturing on
<br>your PC, /no nada/.<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">
http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>I don't get HBO and now I guess I'll never have to worry about getting it in the future.<br><br>If they ever get their $#%#$% broadcast flag, I wonder how long it will be before we hear them crying about how sales of their DVDs are falling.
<br><br>How hard it for them to realize that there are literally MILLIONS of people time shifting their shows (completely legally) who also later buy DVD sets. <br><br>I know if I couldn't watch shows whenever I want, I would just quit watching them. I know the networks really believe that I will schedule my life around when their shows are on, but they are quite wrong.
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