All right, I think I'm out of here. This type of topic really bugs the heck out of me, particularly when you can find - with just a little bit of searching - clarification on the TiVo policy. That, and you can opt out if you want.
I'm disturbed about the misinformation that gets perpetuated here out of the name of privacy. I'm also disturbed that there's advertising for ReplayTV here with an anti-TiVo article. I can get more reliable news elsewhere.
Paul
The implications of this are staggeringly frightening. Honestly, though, it all seems to boil down to the idea that governments (ie, the US) that believe they are the most important country - or the only country - on the planet (ie, the US) can't grasp the idea of the net.
It's probably believed that the net is a vehicle for commercial messages, just like TV, and that protecting commercial interests is the most important thing. To you and I, of course, it's hogwash. (I'm curious as to how many senators and representatives in Congress truly understand the idea of the net....)
I would imagine that the net could get around the MPAA, but at what price? Will it happen after a myriad laws have been passed, prohibiting such basic things as fair use?
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All right, I think I'm out of here. This type of topic really bugs the heck out of me, particularly when you can find - with just a little bit of searching - clarification on the TiVo policy. That, and you can opt out if you want. I'm disturbed about the misinformation that gets perpetuated here out of the name of privacy. I'm also disturbed that there's advertising for ReplayTV here with an anti-TiVo article. I can get more reliable news elsewhere. Paul
It's probably believed that the net is a vehicle for commercial messages, just like TV, and that protecting commercial interests is the most important thing. To you and I, of course, it's hogwash. (I'm curious as to how many senators and representatives in Congress truly understand the idea of the net....)
I would imagine that the net could get around the MPAA, but at what price? Will it happen after a myriad laws have been passed, prohibiting such basic things as fair use?
That scares me. Information should be free.
Paul...sigless