<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 2, 2005, at 9:24 AM, <A href="mailto:mythtv-users-request@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-request@mythtv.org</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">As long as there are legitimate uses for audio/video capture devices</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">(and there are plenty), I don't think it's possible to ban the devices</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">because they could be used for illegal purposes. That doesn't mean</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">that our friends in Hollywood won't try, but I'm pretty sure it's not</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">going anywhere.</FONT></P> <BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Without trying to sound like a lunatic conspiracy theorist, I think the whole Hollywood fear of pushing legislation in order to protect their media is a smaller concern for them but one they feel can be sold to the general public in the form of "protecting the artist". The reality of manufacturing hardware with aggressive DRM is that we lose the ability to be in control of the how the technology is being used and ultimately have no control of what is being presented in the media. I feel very strongly that efforts such as mythtv play a vital role in maintaining our freedom of speech. I know that bittorrent is a sensitive subject on this list which I respect. I have no desire for pirated media or to even remotely associate mythtv with the crime. However, I do believe that these technologies will provide a method for communication throughout our population. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Just as blogging has applied pressure to corporate news sources for more thorough reporting, I think a form of video blogging from within mythtv can provide a way for artists and individuals to report on events in their community that the mainstream media would never cover. There is no way for me to get a story onto CNN, MSNBC, or FOX news but in a matter of moments I can become a broadcaster from my own home as long as the rights are protected and we prevent the legislation of hardware DRM. We need to keep the communication technology financially and practically within our reach so we aren't left with a system that only allows for us to receive media and messages sanctioned by government or corporations.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>--And so ends my rant.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>But I would like to know peoples' thoughts on providing myth with a video-blog type of interface where "LEGAL" streams can be browsed and published.</DIV></BODY></HTML>