Comments on: Broadcast Flag Mark II http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5287 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5287/comment-page-1#comment-15512 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:10:10 +0000 #comment-15512 Those of us who still use analog equipment will not be affected because the DRM will be in the digital transeiver from the cable company. It must output a analog signal, BF flag or not, otherwise there would be a major public outcry. I'll be keeping my older equipment for some time to come and continue to thumb my nose at the BF flag. Those of us who still use analog equipment will not be affected because the DRM will be in the digital transeiver from the cable company. It must output a analog signal, BF flag or not, otherwise there would be a major public outcry. I’ll be keeping my older equipment for some time to come and continue to thumb my nose at the BF flag.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5287/comment-page-1#comment-15498 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:21:55 +0000 #comment-15498 Let them bring this stupid broadcast flag in. The only ppl who will miss out will be ppl who watch tv and cant afford a new one that conforms to the new standard. The ppl who download programs won't miss a thing. At most it may take longer for shows to appear, but it won't stop them appearing. Let them bring this stupid broadcast flag in. The only ppl who will miss out will be ppl who watch tv and cant afford a new one that conforms to the new standard.

The ppl who download programs won’t miss a thing.

At most it may take longer for shows to appear, but it won’t stop them appearing.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5287/comment-page-1#comment-15496 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:55:16 +0000 #comment-15496 "Viacom threatened in 2002 to withhold programming, but did not do so and is now one of the leading producers of HDTV." Why did Viacom did not do so? Simple answer, no money to be made. How are you going to make any money if you don’t show it (no show, no advertising revenue). A couple of month back, **AA also threaten to withhold programming if they don’t get the broadcast flag. I call their bluff. Correct me if I’m wrong. We own the frequencies that broadcasters uses (via the government[FCC]: broadcasters pays for the frequency they use). Therefore, no show, no advertising revenue. We actually paid for over the air TV and Radio. Don’t say it’s FREE. Congressman Rick Boucher wants to bargain with these terrorists, the **AA, who hi-jacked fair use by using the DMCA. He wants to make an exchange fair use for the broadcast flag. What’s wrong with this picture? Is this guy a dumb ass or what? Why does anyone wants negotiate with these terrorists. We had fair use before the DMCA. It’s like negotiating with a car jacker; don’t take the Mercede, take the BMW. Fair Use before the DMCA: You are allowed to make a copy for fair use (copy protected or not) After the DMCA: You are allowed to make a copy for fair use as long as you do not break any copy protection in the process. If you break the copy protection, it is illegal. Guess what, most of the DVDs, software, etc are copy protected. Where is fair use? “Viacom threatened in 2002 to withhold programming, but did not do so and is now one of the leading producers of HDTV.”

Why did Viacom did not do so? Simple answer, no money to be made. How are you going to make any money if you don’t show it (no show, no advertising revenue).

A couple of month back, **AA also threaten to withhold programming if they don’t get the broadcast flag. I call their bluff. Correct me if I’m wrong. We own the frequencies that broadcasters uses (via the government[FCC]: broadcasters pays for the frequency they use). Therefore, no show, no advertising revenue. We actually paid for over the air TV and Radio. Don’t say it’s FREE.

Congressman Rick Boucher wants to bargain with these terrorists, the **AA, who hi-jacked fair use by using the DMCA. He wants to make an exchange fair use for the broadcast flag. What’s wrong with this picture? Is this guy a dumb ass or what? Why does anyone wants negotiate with these terrorists. We had fair use before the DMCA. It’s like negotiating with a car jacker; don’t take the Mercede, take the BMW.

Fair Use before the DMCA:

You are allowed to make a copy for fair use (copy protected or not)

After the DMCA:

You are allowed to make a copy for fair use as long as you do not break any copy protection in the process. If you break the copy protection, it is illegal. Guess what, most of the DVDs, software, etc are copy protected. Where is fair use?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5287/comment-page-1#comment-15476 Reader's Write Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:11:52 +0000 #comment-15476 The FCC doesn't have the power and shouldn't have the power to control what we at home record off of TV... they already do enough damage to home electronics... Why the fuck does the FCC think they have the right to enforce that kind of crap on us!! And do they honestly think it will stop us?? O_o XD HAH If I wanted to I could just mod my VCR to bypass the flag... or I could just use old equiptment that doesn't even use it... or I could order a machine from out of the country! FUCK the FCC... those control freaks only want whats good for them, and what gets them money... just because they get payed by the MPAA to make these kinds of rules... blah! They don't run me! If a human makes it, another human can unmake it! So the flag wouldn't be of any use anyway, except to piss of normal people that don't copy and sell TV anyway.... people that pirate that kind of stuff, won't have any trouble getting around it!!! >__> The FCC doesn’t have the power and shouldn’t have the power to control what we at home record off of TV… they already do enough damage to home electronics…
Why the fuck does the FCC think they have the right to enforce that kind of crap on us!!
And do they honestly think it will stop us?? O_o XD HAH If I wanted to I could just mod my VCR to bypass the flag… or I could just use old equiptment that doesn’t even use it… or I could order a machine from out of the country!

FUCK the FCC… those control freaks only want whats good for them, and what gets them money… just because they get payed by the MPAA to make these kinds of rules… blah! They don’t run me! If a human makes it, another human can unmake it! So the flag wouldn’t be of any use anyway, except to piss of normal people that don’t copy and sell TV anyway…. people that pirate that kind of stuff, won’t have any trouble getting around it!!! >__>

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