Thank you Peter for a voice of sanity. Guys, this discussion went from interesting to fun to boring and to personal so its now time to stop it.
I am still happy to discuss the importance of copyright in open source software at the next meeting if you would like that, but now it is definitely time for me to say adios to this thread. On 10/08/2010, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > NOTE: There's a difference between the "fair use" of using a PVR for > personal use, and a public broadcast of recorded material. > > "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length" > -- Robert Frost > > > > On 10 August 2010 14:58, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also, if you record a DSTV broadcast and then show it publicly, DSTV will > sue you. > > > > > > Note the English Football Association's issue with people showing clips of > football goals on Youtube. Whether or not those matches were broadcast on > Sky (paid) or on BBC/ITV (free). > > > > > > P. > > > > > > "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length" > > -- Robert Frost > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10 August 2010 14:45, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 10/08/2010, Mike Barnard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 10/08/2010, Mike Barnard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > To add to Noah's statement, Tim here suggests that owning a PVR > decoder > > > > > > makes you a "THIEF" sigh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did he really? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > note the use of the term "suggests" > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > right here... if YRadio is stealing, then recording a televised > broadcast of > > > > DSTV is, according to what you say, stealing. Which makes all owners > of PVR > > > > decoders, THIEVES, as per your allusions > > > > > > > > > > Then maybe you have come to this thread late, or maybe not read any of > > > my comments, or maybe you just dont understand the issues. > > > > > > It is the fact that he is re-broadcasting copyright material that is > > > wrong. It is just plain stupid to suggest that I have claimed the use > > > of a pvr is theft. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > WebERP Africa Ltd > > > +447710427049 > > > +256752963327 > > > +255784602561 > > > www.weberpafrica.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255784602561 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
