On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 01:36:01PM -0800, Cecil Watson wrote: > Why the FRELL are you discussing files you downloaded from bittorent, on > the MythTV mailing list? MythTV offers no support for bit-torrent > (PERIOD). Some people already think MythTV is ONLY used for piracy. > Those same knuckleheads would be happy to target an Open Source > project. Thanks a frelling lot. > > Cecil
While that user did indicate what he was downloading was a TV Show, bittorrent has now become a common way for people to legitimately distribute their own independent films. (It's also the way I donwload my linux distros, but that has less to do with MythTV.) It seems to me that efficiently downloading an independent film and playing it on your TV is exactly what one should imagine MythVideo is for. I understand the fear and frustration over raising the ire of the anti-bittorrent forces in the world, though as far as I know they have not cared about the players at all, and care about the recorders, rippers and distribution systems. But if we give in to that, isn't that exactly what they want? So I can see deciding that discussion of copyright infringement is off-topic on this list, but your statement (no support for bittorrent, PERIOD) is like saying "no support for FTP, PERIOD" Bittorrent is the best program for transferring large files of all sorts. So yes, that means it is heavily used by those wanting to transfer copyrighted videos -- why wouldn't they want to use the best? -- but you're blaming the tool, not the user here. Which is what the MPAA wants you to do.
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