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mertle · 21-02-2007, 14:13

I dont understand why content which is more than 20 years in the making old has protection to prevent you recording these classics for prosperity.

In many cases some are likely to make there way to UK Gold and other retro showing channels. Which are aired without encription so you can record. So why the insistence of protection.

Afterall the VOD system not going to be a bottomless pit. Stuff will be removed to make way for new content. So once its gone its gone and you will be unable re watch some of the timeless classics you enjoyed all those years ago. Surely we should be encouraged to protect classics for tv historic reasons. Afterall the industry has in the past been very lapsed in there efforts to protect shows. How many programmes have gone missing due to poor protection in the archives. I heared stories of deliberate wiping of film to be used for other programmes. So much for there achive protection.

What if there was a fire like universal these shows would then be lost forever.

VOD looked a sensible way off making sure this content lives forever. I was hoping that VOD would been expanded to show old sporting events.

I just seems the industry treats the customers as a cash machine. BBC wants a trillion licence fee ticket to rule the world. Timeless classics get DVD makeovers then get pulled just because the public see how much they are ripped off. Those who are gullible end up with not a full series compilation.

I seen costs from 70 - 200 quid just to get boxsets of these timeless classics. Complete ripoff.

The film industry even worse they bring out a film, then a couple of months a respin re-master version. James Bonds movies a classic example. Then the holly Directors cut spins out. In some cases the just happen to find some content which was omitted misteriously appears to make even a new version.

Are we just being taken for a ride.

21-02-2007, 14:13	#1
mertle Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,134	VOD content in TV hits classics should it be copy protected I dont understand why content which is more than 20 years in the making old has protection to prevent you recording these classics for prosperity. In many cases some are likely to make there way to UK Gold and other retro showing channels. Which are aired without encription so you can record. So why the insistence of protection. Afterall the VOD system not going to be a bottomless pit. Stuff will be removed to make way for new content. So once its gone its gone and you will be unable re watch some of the timeless classics you enjoyed all those years ago. Surely we should be encouraged to protect classics for tv historic reasons. Afterall the industry has in the past been very lapsed in there efforts to protect shows. How many programmes have gone missing due to poor protection in the archives. I heared stories of deliberate wiping of film to be used for other programmes. So much for there achive protection. What if there was a fire like universal these shows would then be lost forever. VOD looked a sensible way off making sure this content lives forever. I was hoping that VOD would been expanded to show old sporting events. I just seems the industry treats the customers as a cash machine. BBC wants a trillion licence fee ticket to rule the world. Timeless classics get DVD makeovers then get pulled just because the public see how much they are ripped off. Those who are gullible end up with not a full series compilation. I seen costs from 70 - 200 quid just to get boxsets of these timeless classics. Complete ripoff. The film industry even worse they bring out a film, then a couple of months a respin re-master version. James Bonds movies a classic example. Then the holly Directors cut spins out. In some cases the just happen to find some content which was omitted misteriously appears to make even a new version. Are we just being taken for a ride.