On Sat, December 22, 2007 10:32 am, David Looney wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Lan Barnes wrote: >> ... if you have cable? >> >> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/rabbit-ear-users-dont-know-the-end-of-analog-tv-is-near/index.html?ex=1356066000&en=95ec892a3d55c747&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss > > [snip r.e. conversion to DTV by 2/09] > >> "Most people donât actually need to know anything. The switch wonât >> affect sets with cable or satellite service." > > Yes, "people don't actually need to know anything" is exactly what they > want. While there are some technical advantages, the consumer demand > for this transition is almost completely lacking. The real motivation > is control over what the consumer can and cannot time-shift and record. > > So what if you're paying for DTV with your taxes, so what it's your > spectrum that's going to be auctioned to government friendly > communication companies for bargain basement prices after the switch, so > what if it's your battery powered portable TV that's going to be a piece > of junk after February 2009, and who cares if your fair use copy rights > are going bye-bye ? > > When the cable companies phase out analogue altogether (2011 ?), the > MPAA will control the vertical, and the MPAA will control the horizontal. > > David Looney >
Everything you say is true. Not so much a "conspiracy theory" (why do people consider that a perjorative?) as a money/power grab. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
