Is it piracy if...

[Sparta]

I read/heard somewhere that TV stations were arguing that making recording and fast fowarding through comercials was illegal. You know, like with Tevo.

They didn't have a problem with taping, just the fast fowarding through comercials. By that logic, it would be legal to make a tape of a show, as long as you do not skip commercials.

Of course in practice I've seen tapes of live shows without commercials all the time.

On a somewhat related note, Phillips apparently filed for a patent for a device that would disallow channel changing during commercials ... (first link I found)

All this stuff angers me to no end - especially what steviejay mentions about not being able to skip endless reiterations of the anti-piracy warning at the beginning of DVD's. Let me get this straight - I have legitimately purchased this DVD with my own money (thereby tacitly supporting the RIAA and MPAA's questionable anti-piracy crusade already), and as a special bonus reward, I now must commit time out of my life to a reminder of a crusade I hate every single time I want view the DVD I already paid for? Wow; what a great deal! Can I get audio reminders between tracks on CD's too?

 

[IglooDame]

On a somewhat related note, Phillips apparently filed for a patent for a device that would disallow channel changing during commercials ... (first link I found)

All this stuff angers me to no end - especially what steviejay mentions about not being able to skip endless reiterations of the anti-piracy warning at the beginning of DVD's. Let me get this straight - I have legitimately purchased this DVD with my own money (thereby tacitly supporting the RIAA and MPAA's questionable anti-piracy crusade already), and as a special bonus reward, I now must commit time out of my life to a reminder of a crusade I hate every single time I want view the DVD I already paid for? Wow; what a great deal! Can I get audio reminders between tracks on CD's too?

Dammit, don't go giving the RIAA any ideas!!!

 

[SupremeC]

It's ridiculous. We pay the legit providers and get spam. We pay less to the pirates or even download it off bittorrent and we avoid stuff like DRM. This is not how you treat people on your side.

 

[El_Machinae]

You know, that unskipable stuff at the beginning of DVDs irks me too. I've adapted by starting the DVD and channel flipping for a minute or so first; but it still irks me.

As well, when we watch DVDs on a laptop, we can skip that stuff.