[mythtv-users] What's the point of MythTV HD?

[jedi at mishnet.org]

> On 12/05/2007 05:07 PM, jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>
>>> On Dec 3, 2007 12:28 AM, Alan Murrell <lists at murrell.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>> or 5) download the tv episode(s) the next day via torrents, which
>>>> are mostly recorded in HD anyway.  I have several friends who
>>>> haven't actually had cable in a couple of years and actually
>>>> download the TV shows they want to watch from torrent sites.
>>>
>>> I already got a nasty little letter from Comcast letting them know
>>> that I was downloading 5 TV shows and the copyright holder wasn't
>>> very happy about it.
>>
>> Oh, I bet the copyright holder is oblivious.
>>
>> The ISP was unhappy. They're mad you found a way to use what they
>> sold you.
>
> ... to break the law.

    The ISP doesn't have standing to make that determination and
neither do you actually. Although we can certainly make broad
assumptions.

    We can all be pretty certain that Comcast does not have the
law or the interests of others in mind.

>
> Not the place for discussion of downloading copyrighted content.

    You mean like that quicktime trailer plugin?