Amen. John Willkie -----Original Message----- >From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Jun 28, 2008 4:26 AM >To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [opendtv] Re: MPAA wants to stop DVRs from recording some movies > >At 12:03 PM -0400 6/27/08, Cliff Benham wrote: >>David Broberg wrote: >> >>>Wow, this discussion has gone off the deep end. >>Dear Mr. Broburg: >> >>There is a vast difference between putting on evening clothes, going >>out to dinner and then to the theater to enjoy the performance >>of a play, a film or an opera for which I have purchased tickets, >>voluntarily entering into an 'agreement' to observe the 'willing >>suspension of disbelief' and enjoying the performance... >>AND--- >>Sitting at home in shorts and a t-shirt enjoying the recording of a >>play or an opera or a film I have purchased for my own enjoyment at >>my convenience, pausing the show for bathroom, food and drink >>breaks, repeating scenes and watching it more than once if I see fit >>to do so. >> >>The former theatrical experience is completely at the behest of the >>producers and I must willingly abide by the conventions applicable >>to such performances. >> >>However, >> >>The later is a completely different experience, is completely at MY >>behest and convenience since I have paid for the ability to watch or >>not, when and if I see fit, as many times as I wish, without further >>interference from the seller of the program or recording. >> >>Laying down rules in an attempt to tell me when and how I can watch >>something in my own home is an invasion of privacy which I will not >>abide. >> >>Cliff Benham > >Sorry Cliff, but David is correct. The studios have the right to >establish the rules for use of their products when you enter an >explicit contract. > >As with any service, you have the right to simply say NO. > >This is how consumers "manage" the marketplace. Companies that make >it difficult to consume their products may suffer at the hands of the >marketplace, as Sony Music did when they tried to put copy protection >on new audio CD releases. > >Regards >Craig > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.