If I bought a film on VHS years ago and decided to get rid of my VHS player because it is getting old and will stop working shortly, would I be able to capture/encode the purchased VHS on to my computer. The recording will only be used for my personal use (on the same basis as the VHS was) and I will keep the original VHS, not sell it.
The core of the question - If I have paid for content on a particlar format (VHS), shouldn't I have the opportunity to transfer it to any other format (digital video) of my choice.
Does the ruling on this differ if I live in the UK or the US?
The TechWorld piece touches on how there may be a limit connection between mobile and the Internet. It appears that there's potentially a lot more to it than that.
We need to debunk this idea the widely held view that digital TV will provide better quality picture.
While it is true that it _can_ provide better quality, it can also provide _lower_ quality. It is all down to how much compression the broadcaster puts on the video.
This is more than amply illustrated by the UK digital satellite broadcasts by Sky, where compression artifacts are highly noticeable. An example being the green pitches during soccer matches. The high compression looks at the pitch and says, that all looks quite similar, and renders it as a big green blocky splodge.
Spectrum is a valuable commodity, do you really think commercial broadcasters are going to "waste" it on picture quality, when they could squeeze in another three TV channels - ignoring all of the extra advertising revenue that could bring?
It is true that this is how the current ITC rules stand. This extends to forbiding the mention of a sponsor or its product in the programme they are sponsoring.
But there is a ground swell movement from the broadcasters to try and... influence the current regs.
UK TV advertising is in the (relative) doldrums at the moment, and their worried.
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The core of the question - If I have paid for content on a particlar format (VHS), shouldn't I have the opportunity to transfer it to any other format (digital video) of my choice. Does the ruling on this differ if I live in the UK or the US?
The TechWorld piece touches on how there may be a limit connection between mobile and the Internet. It appears that there's potentially a lot more to it than that.
While it is true that it _can_ provide better quality, it can also provide _lower_ quality. It is all down to how much compression the broadcaster puts on the video.
This is more than amply illustrated by the UK digital satellite broadcasts by Sky, where compression artifacts are highly noticeable. An example being the green pitches during soccer matches. The high compression looks at the pitch and says, that all looks quite similar, and renders it as a big green blocky splodge.
Spectrum is a valuable commodity, do you really think commercial broadcasters are going to "waste" it on picture quality, when they could squeeze in another three TV channels - ignoring all of the extra advertising revenue that could bring?
But there is a ground swell movement from the broadcasters to try and ... influence the current regs.
UK TV advertising is in the (relative) doldrums at the moment, and their worried.