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Broadcasters Want Cash For Media Shared At Home
marcellizot writes "What would you say if I told you that there are people out there that want to make sharing your media between devices over a home network illegal? According to Jim Burger, a Washington, D.C attorney who deals with piracy in the broadcasting industry, certain broadcasters want to do just that. Speaking in a recent podcast, Burger remarked that the broadcasting industry is keen to put controls on sharing media between devices even if those devices are on a home network and even if the sharing is strictly for personal use. When pressed as to why broadcasters would want to do this, Burger replied simply 'because they want you to pay for that right.'"
In other news, paper companies want you to pay a fee if you reuse their paper.
-Daniel
what the mean is you record Tv with your Windows MCE. and watch it in your bedroom, You owe them $$$ for the privilege.
Personally, I'll pay them as soon as the Broadcast executives post youtube video of them actually removing their heads from their anus so they see the real world and not their fantasy world they create inside the colon.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
No, but it does mean that you're TV isn't a vampire.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Yeah but you can't drink gasoline
You can, you just can't do it twice.
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If I have to pay to share songs throughout my house then I have a foolproof plan...
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I'm going to turn up the volume in the lounge till I can hear the music in the bathroom.
Hang on...what if someone introduces a volume tax? Imagine the payments for turning the dial to 11!
Anyone wonder why the thepiratebay.org makes $9,000,000 a year even though they don't sell anything?
Because they make billions (if not trillions) of dollars of work available for free?
I know that's why I go there.
Disclaimer:
RIAA and MPAA and others, this post is obviously satire. I would only ever go to the piratebay.org for Linux distros (so I can help relieve the mirrors) and movie trailers, but never CDs, TV shows, movies, or games.
Wow, sent an e-mail as suggested when clicking on "use classic" banner, and got a fast response that addressed my msg
What an ethically bankrupt position. Some of us get our drinking water from those rivers, you know?
Your courageous and selfless spelling corrections have made me a better person.