Re: "Analog hole" legislation introduced

John Larkin wrote: 
On 19 Dec 2005 09:43:45 -0800, Winfield Hill
<Winfield_member@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Anyway, stop changing the subject: Fair use is being able to
record a TV show and watch it the next day. That's the long-
established "SONY principle." I have a very busy schedule,
and usually can't watch a program when its broadcast. 

They fought the VCR then and lost, now they may not lose.


So hang onto your VCR.

"Section 201 (b) (1) of the DTCSA gives you only 90 minutes
from the initial reception of a "unit of content" to watch
your recordings."

Wake up, John.  I recommend you avoid a blanket acceptance of
everything your fine Republican government is up to these days.
California has six Judiciary Committee members, I suggest you
write each one a quick note.  You can use cut and paste.
http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx



I count 5 Democrats and three Repubs on that committee from
California. And it's Democrats that are mostly in the pockets and pay
of Hollywood. So why blame "your fine Republican government" here?

Ultimately it will be up to the courts to re-interpret fair use.

Personally, if someone creates IP, I figure they should protect it any
way they choose. If you want to slice out the commercials that fund
the broadcasts, and they want to try to stop you, I can't see that
they are wrong. If they make watching their crap too much trouble,
I'll not watch it... I hardly do anyway. That's the way markets
work... if you don't like the product, buy something else.

John


It isn't a "market" when the choices available to the consumer are dictated by the political system. You would be right if the content producers simply employed technology of their own choosing to protect their content. Instead they are seeking to use the government to prevent any other options from being available on the market. So "buy something else" isn't going to be an option if they get their way.

This is not a free market, and won't be as long as Republican or Democrat statists are involved.




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