[mythtv-users] OT: Zap2it Labs Email

[Christopher Flynn]

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:24:08 -0500, Bill Chmura <bill at explosivo.com> wrote:
> My personal thoughts are that either:
> 
> #1) Zap2It really does not know who is doing it, or does know the company but
> cannot track the individual users to enforce it.

If this were the case, how would they know that someone is abusing it? 

> #2) Is positioning themselves to start charging... citing this as why

I hope this isn't the case and I kindof doubt it mainly because they
put such an emphasis on it being a free service.

> #3) Microsoft  (I don't know why, but its always good to get them onto a blame
> list).

Of course, I'm sure they are behind it. They abuse the service so that
mythtv users are without a program guide and try to force us to use
their Media Center Edition version of windows! Hehe... alway have to
at least try to pin it on Microsoft.

> #4) Zap2It knows,  but its not clear cut enough in the legal documents to have
> a go at a lawsuit.  For example selling mythtv boxes (Just an example, I am
> not saying that its the reason or it would be wrong - its just an example -
> insert the product of your choice here).

I think this is the most plausable conclusion. However if someone is
selling it and then the individual users is then required to go and
get a zap2it account then it should be ok. It would be if someone was
selling it with their own zap2it subscription on several machines that
this would become an issue. If this is the case, zap2it should be able
to just cut off that account from downloading information.

I certainly hope it doesn't go away... I love the service.
-Chris
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