[opendtv] Re: Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From Elsewhere
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:15:41 -0700
jee, two non-sequiturs in a single paragraph.
1."> The capability they are offering would be illegal today if the
> appeals courts had not overturned the FCC Broadcast Flag order.
> Beyond all the noise about piracy - which is not the real concern -
> the real issue that the Broadcast Flag is address is place shifting.
> The NAB will go to the mat to protect the market exclusivity that
> gives broadcasters the ability to greenmail competitors and prevent
> meaningful competition in the distribution business.
"
in other words, never mind: it's lawful. And, of course 'place-shifting"
has nothing to do with market exclusivity. How does the exclusivity
accorded to "Doonesbury" affect place-shifting? Does it mean you cannot get
Doonesbury cartoons in book form?
John Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 4:42 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From
Elsewhere
> I hope that Slingbox has their hip waders on - they have just stepped
> into a big pile of NAB poop.
>
> The capability they are offering would be illegal today if the
> appeals courts had not overturned the FCC Broadcast Flag order.
> Beyond all the noise about piracy - which is not the real concern -
> the real issue that the Broadcast Flag is address is place shifting.
> The NAB will go to the mat to protect the market exclusivity that
> gives broadcasters the ability to greenmail competitors and prevent
> meaningful competition in the distribution business.
>
> How dare you watch the local news from your home town when you are
> traveling - you MUST watch what the broadcasters in the market where
> you are "physically" say you can watch.
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
>
> At 10:38 PM -0400 6/30/05, Monty Solomon wrote:
> >June 30, 2005
> >Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From Elsewhere
> >
> >By WALTER S. MOSSBERG
> >
> >Most people understand the concept of time shifting for television
> >shows. Using a digital video recorder, such as a TiVo, or a
> >videocassette recorder, you can record a TV program for viewing at a
> >time that is more convenient for you.
> >
> >But there is another idea for making TV watching convenient that is
> >less well known. It is called "place shifting." Place shifting allows
> >viewers to watch TV shows they receive at home in other locations,
> >and on devices other than their TV sets.
> >
> >Unlike time shifting, which has been around for decades, place
> >shifting is just getting going. A few portable video players are
> >available, but they can't play live TV, only shows recorded on
> >special TiVo models or relatively expensive TV-capable "Media Center"
> >PCs. And they are clumsy to use.
> >
> >Today, however, place shifting of TV shows takes a big leap forward.
> >A Silicon Valley start-up company called Sling Media is introducing a
> >$250 gadget it calls a "personal broadcaster." This small device,
> >named the Slingbox, can beam any live TV show coming into your home
> >to an Internet-connected Windows PC anywhere in the world. It also
> >allows you to remotely watch shows you have recorded at home on a
> >TiVo or other digital video recorder.
> >
> >The Slingbox gives you full control of your home TV and digital
> >recorder even if you are thousands of miles away. You can change
> >channels, use the program guide, and perform any action on the menus
> >of your TV or recorder just as if you were sitting in front of your
> >set. The home TV doesn't even have to be on at the time.
> >
> >And, best of all, the Slingbox is just a piece of hardware, not a
> >service. It is a small silver box that simply sits between your cable
> >or satellite receiver and your home broadband Internet connection and
> >pumps your TV programs out via the Internet. It doesn't require a
> >TiVo, and it works with a standard Windows PC.
> >
> >There are no periodic fees to pay, no membership is required and no
> >advertisements are beamed at you other than the normal commercials
> >that appear in the TV programs. All you shell out is the $250 for the
> >device itself. Starting today, it will be available at CompUSA and
> >Best Buy stores, and at those companies' Web sites.
> >
> >...
> >
> >http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20050630.html
> >
> >
> >
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