Strictly speaking, it could fly DELIVERED OTA but certainly NOT FREE. And just think, with current law, Broadcasters would then have to pay the government for that running porn...Certainly easy to do on technical grounds. Political mess??? Most certainly. Would I want to work for an organization that provided such content? Never in a million years... Mark speaking for himself John Shutt wrote: >OTA porn? > >John > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > >>Another thing. It seems so simple to create a very significant demand >>for OTA equipment. Just offer something that is only available OTA. As I >>suggested previously, cable used sports to create demand. If Syrius >>Radio can create demand just by signing on Howard Stern, one would >>expect that a similar tactic, perhaps over conditional access >>subchannels, would work very well. If nothing else, pornography always >>seems to create strong demand. >> >> > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Regards, Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< =================================== Sinclair Broadcast Group 10706 Beaver Dam Road Hunt Valley, MD 21030 =================================== "There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ George Washington ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ =================================== Business TEL: (410) 568-1535 Business MOBILE: (443) 677-4425 Business FAX: (410) 568-1580 E-mail: maitken@xxxxxxxxxx Text PAGE: page.maitken@xxxxxxxxxx HTML PAGE: 4436774425@xxxxxxxxxx www.newscentral.tv www.sbgi.net =================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.