[opendtv] Re: What a coincidence: Can TV Broadcasters Really Go OTT?
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:10:50 -0400
Special interests are allowed to "game" the system?
1. The creators of the content are free to do whatever they wish with the
content they have created, and it is not a constitutionally protected right
to watch "The Big Bang Theory" commercial free on the internet, or indeed to
watch it at all by any means if the owners of the intellectual property do
not wish to allow you to do so.
2. Many syndicated and sports programming contracts include a limited
license to display the content only to viewers in a specified market.
Verifying that a streaming viewer is also an MVPD subscriber is a simple way
for the broadcaster to comply with that license.
3. I object to watching ads while waiting for the feature film to begin at
the movie theater, but I don't object enough to stay home.
Regards,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Benham" <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Personally, I object to paying a subscribe fee for ANY ad supported
program; I also object to paying many taxes. But we live in a country
where special interests are allowed to game the system.
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