[mythtv-users] BitTorrent: It's not just for Copyvio anymore! (was: MythTV and BitTorrent?)

[Steve Hodge]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:12:33AM -0500, jedi wrote:
> > > Torrents != Illegal. Already went over this, so I won't repeat myself
> and make a huge paragraph. :P
> >
> >     The protocol isn't.
> >
> >     The typical usage is.
> >
> >     Denying this is just kidding yourself.
>

Maybe, but that's totally irrelevant. The MPAA haven't gone after any BT
implementation. They've gone after tracker sites, which is fair enough, but
not the BT programs themselves.


> So, um, yeah, no.  And no, those of us saying that BT qua BT is *not* a
> redflag inherently are relying upon *the MPAA itself* as quoted in the
> AfterDawn piece I linked above.
>
> So, I think it's time for a newer risk analysis on the discussion of
> the topic of plugins which retrieve program material for MythTV over
> the BitTorrent protocol.  Just that.  Let's not conflate, shall we, the
> clearly illegal sharing of programs a user has recorded off-air or
> ripped *via* the BitTorrent protocol, as some of the people in this
> thread are doing.
>

I agree. The MPAA clearly recognise that the protocol and the
implementations are not illegal. If they thought they had any chance of
winning a suit they would have bought one - after all BT traffic is supposed
to account for a significant chunk (20-35%) of all internet traffic (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)#Network_impact). Can
anyone really seeing them going after MythTV for including a BT
implementation then?

Cheers,
Steve
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