[opendtv] Re: MPAA wants to stop DVRs from recording some movies
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:58:36 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
"deliberate, peristent, obtuseness"
Yes, you are just starting to become aware of your attributes. Of course, that
doesn't prevent you from engaging in more of the same in your foolishness below.
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
>From: Albert Manfredi <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 27, 2008 6:53 PM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: MPAA wants to stop DVRs from recording some movies
>
>
>> You know, sort of like locking your car. No one is allowed
>> to steal stuff from your car, or steal the car itself. That
>> does NOT mean that car manufacturers don't need to install
>> locks, however. They should, definitely.
>
>In this climate of proud and deliberate, peristent, obtuseness, I should not
>have used the above analogy.
>
>My intention was merely to say that the problem of unlawful copy protection
>can be attacked at both ends. At the FOTA broadcaster or content owner's end
>(supply), copy protection is not allowed. Period.
>
>But that DOES NOT mean that CE manufacturers have to trust the supply end to
>do what's lawful. Since there are simple means to make the system work as the
>courts intend, CE vendors should use those simple means. No need to trust the
>other guy to be doing the right thing, in this case.
>
>Or restated, you are NOT "circumventing" a copy protection mechanism, since
>such mechanism does not, or more accurately should not, by law, exist.
>
>Bert
>
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