I dont think this arguement will hold up... if this was the case, cable descramblers would fine as they are sending the signal into your home. But they seem to whack you. (and this was way before DMCA and such)
> And they're delivering it into his home unasked. If you shove a $20 > bill under my door, is it mine? It sure is. Try and get it back. The > burden to prevent the theft of cable is on the cable vendor, not the > person who's got a line connected to the house legally. On Tuesday 08 February 2005 08:00 pm, Mark wrote: > Scott Francis wrote: > >On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 16:10, Jack Trout wrote: > >>>It's really not a good idea to recommend people commit theft of > >>>service. It's a felony, and can have pretty hefty fines. If the cable > >>>guy happens to climb the pole to work on a neighbor's connection and > >>>finds that you did this to yours, all it takes is a phone call for > >>>them to start making your life hell. > >> > >>Well Theft would be climbing the pole and connecting or disconnecting > >>something, but if the cable company neglected to place a filter on > >>your line, is it stealing? I dont think it is > >> > >>______________________________________________________________________ > >>_______________________________________________ > >>mythtv-users mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > >Sure it is. If I leave my car in your driveway with the keys in the > >ignition and the car running and you decide to take it for a > >"test-drive" can I report my car stolen? > > > >Just because they didn't put the filter on doesn't give someone the > >justification to be able to help themselves to whatever they want. They > >still own the content. > > > >Scott > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Bill Chmura w. http://www.fistfullofcode.com w. http://www.explosivo.com ------------------------------------------------------ Without good motivation, science and technology, instead of helping, bring more fear and threaten global destruction. Compassionate thought is very important for humankind. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama Wisdom does not mean knowledge but experiential understanding. Wisdom helps you to change radically your habits and perceptions, as you discover the constantly changing, interconnected nature of the whole of existence. -Martine Batchelor, "Meditation For Life" ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
