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Originally Posted by Buffalo2102
Don't get me wrong, I actually agree with you. I was just a little surprised to see two senior forum members openly encouraging what is usually considered as piracy. There are other (lesser, obviously) forums that would have locked the thread at the mere mention of defeating macrovision. 
I am aware of the video (and sometimes audio) problems that macrovision can cause even to legitimate viewers of live broadcasts.
Whilst I don't really disagree with your points in general, I can say that Filmflex, who run the Teleport service in question, are the people who have the contracts with the film studios and I am sure that it must be a condition of their contracts that all movies have macrovision applied. So they certainly haven't given up on macrovision, even if they have given up on enforcing the law behind it. My only fear about defeating macrovision would be that certain unscrupulous people could (and do) use it for purposes other than their own personal use. It's these people that drive up the prices and could potentially ruin what is an excellent and innovative service for the rest of us.
That's the only problem with general discussions like these on an open forum but then in this case the information is widely available elsewhere anyway.
Anyway, I'm rambling now so I'll get my coat..... |
As Zeph said, you could use the same argument for banning DVD recorders, or even camcorders, which are usually what's used for copying newly released films to put on pirate DVDs.
I think there is a big difference between discussing ways to record stuff you watch on the telly - which all of us have been doing for decades - and ways to download warez using BitTorrent. In the latter case, you are receiving something that has been illegally distributed. There is no convention or custom to allow that and we do routinely shut down threads that start down that avenue.
Don't get your coat ... it's more fun in here.
