[mythtv-users] OT - Aussie XMLTV scraping (was: Immir tv_grab_au 1.64)

[David Whyte]

On 6/20/06, Shanon Mulley <shanonmulleyster at gmail.com> wrote:
> There was actually an article in the smh about what ninemsn is doing
> to prevent people scraping. Suing IceTV (A company that charges for
> programs), and sending cease and desist to people who write scraping
> software/scripts.
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/legal-battle-over-electronic-guides/2006/06/19/1150569266669.html
>

Going OT now, but I like this quote "This (PVR's) is the future of
television. But Australia's TV networks cling to the past.".

Another that made me laugh was the comment by the channel 7 rep who
said "Precise start times (in an EPG) would allow people to burn DVDs
of our programs like crazy and push them out over the internet.".
Pleeeease, I doubt even 50% of Aussie shows start or end at the right
time.  And why would people put them out over the Internet when the
vast majority have been aired already in the US (a long time ago)?

Anyways, I just hope NineMSN lose!

Cheers,
Whytey