On Sat, December 22, 2007 2:45 pm, Richard Reynolds wrote: > > On Sat, December 22, 2007 10:32 am, David Looney wrote: > <snip> >>> The real motivation >>> is control over what the consumer can and cannot time-shift and record. > > <snip> >>> 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. > > On Sat, 22 Dec 2007, Lan Barnes wrote: > >> Everything you say is true. >> >> Not so much a "conspiracy theory" (why do people consider that a >> perjorative?) as a money/power grab. > > HUH??? > > Im all for a good conspiracy story but give me a break > > there is no motivation or for switching by any attempt to stop time-shift > or > recording, and more so the oposite many companies in the video world are > NOT for > this switch, its about time the FCC grew a brain and a set, and took what > they > need, there only auctioning off those areas they are not using > thereselves. TV > is a horrible bandwidth waste whos time is way over... and then your not > talking > about unusable your setup uses an antenna instead of a cable from the > cable > company then your one of the many who needs to get a coupon from the Gov. > and > buy an adapter, a single channel adapter is all of $50 while the multi > channel > adapters are not that much more. and as the dealine gets closer you can > expect > the price to drop a little, or buy new better PVR cards which have these > built > in check out hauppauge for a good selection, or others if your so inclined > to > switch brands if your using cable tv then this isnt even a bother, cable > tv's > are NOT effected by any analog to digital conversion by GOV forces, YET!! > but > the excuse or need isnt there yet cable services dont interfeer with radio > broadcasts. > > and this doesnt even touch on the fact that if your really recording over > the > air broadcasts in any area near the san diego county line your just doing > it > wrong.... > > Richard Reynolds > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Apparently you've forgotten that the content "owners" fought time shifting in the courts during the ascendency of VCRs. THEY WANT MORE MONEY! Look up the definition of conspiracy. It covers political campaigns, many industry legal actions, lobbying ... -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
