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As a former broadcast engineer and a pioneer in
satellite TV (we lost our ass, :>) ) I would like to add that with the new
technology it won't be long before NFL football will be pay per view. You know
they'll get your money. df
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Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:25
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Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here (
STILL a very O.T. rant)
I would also suggest that the implementation of high-definition
TV has been slowed due to broadcaster's concerns over the copying of digital
broadcasts. CBS has even gone so far as to threaten to cancel all HDTV
productions unless some technical solutions are incorporated into set-top
boxes for cable and satellite reception. As an HDTV consumer in Canada,
I get service from ExpressVu. The boxes are made for the Dish network in
the US, and the latest HDTV satellite receiver has been held up for almost two
years because it incorporates a hard-drive to record broadcasts, much like a
VCR. The broadcasting industry has been turning every legal screw at
their disposal to ensure that either the recorded product is at a lessor level
of resolution or, as an alternative, cannot be downloaded to a PC. I
know that this has delayed the introduction of the next generation HDTV
receiver.
BTW, NFL football has never looked better! ABC does an
excellent job on Monday nights (and throw in 5.1 sound to boot!) and at least
two or three of the games broadcast by CBS over the weekend are in HDTV.
Regards,
Ron
Kevil, L H. wrote:
As for better arguments and examples, how about the current problems with DVD-Audio and the music industry's attempts to coerce the hardware manufacturers into building outrageous copy-protection schemes into the hardware itself? Or what about the extra cost of blank CD-RW disks vs CR-R's?
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From: Leo Noordhuizen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 8:49 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)
What is said below about DAT recorders in Europe is complete nonsense.
I am from The Netherlands, and have been working a long time for Philips who
was (I think) the inventor of the DAT recorder.
The DAT recorder has never been a success. Also in Europe I think it is
virtually impossible to buy a recorder nowadays. Also the tapes are probably
not available any more. (And this situation already exists for quite some
years)
So while agree-ing that we should be very aware of what our governments do
for whatever clear or unclear reason, we should use correct arguments and
examples.
Regards, Leo Noordhuizen
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From: "Another Happy Linux User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)
<rant>
One other "small" thing....
How many of you own a Digital Audio Recorder (DAT)?
(most will say "not me")
You know why? Because the "music industry" has convinced the courts, that
we would all be criminals, if we owned one! No crime has been commited,
- yet we are all being punished! *Why!*
Because we "might" copy music?????
The "music industry" has "legally?", blocked the manufacturers from making
these devices available.
DAT has been a distribution media standard in Europe, for some time now, -
most people there have at least one (DAT recorder/player), in their home,
- and we (in U.S. and Canada), can't even buy them. (except only, if one
owns and/or operates a commercial recording studio).
What's wrong with this picture?
Oops..... I forgot, - we are criminals, - just looking for a crime to
commit against the recordng industry......
</rant>
Cheers,
Jorgen
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