On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 06:25:35 -0800, Alex Harford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:15:51 +0000, Simon Kenyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > if we are all so squeeky clean, why do we have: > > > > nuvexport > > CD ripping > > transcoding > > There's nothing illegal about that where I live (Canada). > > Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > >
There's nothing illegal about it where I live either, here in the US. It is perfectly allowable for me to capture analog signals (or digital signals converted to analog) via my capture card, store them on a device, and then change them into a format which saves hard drive space. If it wasn't Tivo, ReplayTV, Windows MCE, and the assortment of cable company-provided DVRs would have been litigated into oblivion. Similarly, it's perfectly legal for me to rip a copy of a CD that I purchased and store the music on my mythbox in a different format. If having MP3s were patently illegal, then Apple, Creative, and any other company selling equipment to play them on would have similarly been sued. The presence of those utilities is not indicitive of illegal activities. Saying they do indicate something illegal is like saying that having a network card in your mythbox is also wrong, since you then could potentially trade your recordings over the internet.
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