[mythtv-users] Supporting schedulesdirect.org

[Jay Mallar]

Jake Thompson wrote:
> Not only am I all for paying, assuming it is a reasonable amount, I 
> would also like to see an option to "Donate and extra $1 a month to 
> the MythTV project."  These guys work hard and deserve some support, 
> this would be a great and easy way to kick some back.
>
>
> On 8/7/07, *Brad DerManouelian* <myth at dermanouelian.com 
> <mailto:myth at dermanouelian.com>> wrote:
>
>     On Aug 7, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Robert Current wrote:
>
>     > TMS is Zap2it.  So, this is going to be the same old data, with new
>     > location to download from, and a price tag?
>     >
>     > Hmm...  Just a legal question, but isn't EIT data unencrypted, and
>     > technically "free-2-air" data?  Granted, the sat-to-cable listings
>     > associations aren't easy.
>     >
>     > What is the legality, really?  Not being sarcastic, I really don't
>     > know.  What each individual media source is planning to
>     broadcast is
>     > something they advertise, promote, and want the world to know.
>
>     TMS provides additional information (like show descriptions) which
>     are copyrighted by TMS. They also have a right to charge for the data
>     collection from broadcast stations all over the country and
>     redistributing according to their agreements with broadcasters, but
>     the real value is in the copyrighted content they create.
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I'll second that! 

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-Jay

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