[opendtv] Re: Hollywood may demand DRM for larger harddrives

I'd assert that hackers and thieves only affect the terms used among hackers
and criminals, not "popular usage."  Words mean something.

John Willkie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Bittner" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:14 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Hollywood may demand DRM for larger harddrives


>
> On Jul 27, 2005, at 2:22 AM, John Willkie wrote:
>
> > Hint: a screener is a copy of a movie that is made available to
> > academy and
> > guild members for voting at Oscar time.
>
>
> http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/screener.cfm
>
> John is right about the term, but misses the fact that the definition
> has evolved in popular usage to include poor quality versions made
> available for downloading. Downloaders may be using the term
> incorrectly, but they're still using it and the incorrect use is
> growing in popularity. There's even more confusion because some
> people seem to use the term to describe videos acquired by shooting a
> film in the theater with a camcorder, off the screen, which leads to
> the term "screener."
>
> If only these pirates would get organized and get their terms
> straight...
>
>
> Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc.
> www.pixelworkshop.com
> 410.381.8555
>
>
>
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