[mythtv-users] Has anyone tried integrating Broadcast machine with mythweb

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Nov 30 08:54:36 UTC 2006


On Nov 30, 2006, at 12:50 AM, Mr. Demeanour wrote:

> Dewey Smolka wrote:
>> Just a heads up.
>>
>> This list does NOT support or condone rebroadcast of recorded
>> materials via the public web or torrents. This means that any talk of
>>  integrating BT clients into MythTV, or seeding Myth recordings is
>> STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
>>
>> Isaac has been very clear on this and most of the community is in
>> agreement. The reasons for this position should be clear enough to
>> anyone in the US, and that's where most Myth users are. The same
>> reasons apply in many other countries as well.
>>
>> If you want to give it a go, you're welcome to; it is open-source.
>> But there is not and will not be any official support for this type
>> of thing. And discussions about it should be taken off list.
>
> This seems a bit strong.
>
> I have associates who are involved with video activism - teaching  
> people
> to make effective political use of video, and producing activist
> documentaries and news material. Because of the nature of the  
> material,
> they have litle hope of getting it screened by mainstream TV and cable
> channels (and anyway that's not what they want); so they are
> distributing their work via BM and Democracy Player.
>
> I appreciate the desire to discourage the torrent-seeding of broadcast
> material; but to discourage even *discussion* of integrating BM Player
> into Myth is deeply paranoid, and smacks of capitulation.
>
> The big rights-holders don't want to be seeing open-source digital  
> PVRs
> *at all*. It would be much better from their POV if all the world's
> broadcast receivers were manufactured by technology licencees with  
> a lot
> to lose; then the rights-holders could control what use was made of
> their material, even in places where copyright law doesn't reach. So I
> don't see that it makes any sense for the Myth-makers to try to "play
> nicely" with the Hollywood big boys.
>
> I think this is a dangerous posture to be adopting voluntarily (up
> against the wall supported by fingertips, legs apart, etc.)
>
> -- 
> Jack.

It is the wishes of the owner of this list and the originator of the  
MythTV project that this subject not be discussed on this list. That  
should be enough to not discuss it.


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