Beating a dead horse - Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act

[George Toft]

I think the real bummer is how Hollywood has brainwashed the public 
into believing duplication is illegal.  I was talking to a salesman 
about a special effect generator (video equipment) that could be used 
mask the information in the interframe gaps, thereby defeating macrovision,
so I could make a VCR copy of my DVD.  He suddenly turned into Sergeant
Schultz - "I know nothing!"

Anyway, I sent off my letters to our Reps opposing this bill.

George



alandd@mindspring.com wrote:
> 
> Yes, exactly!  Thanks for the jump-start.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 16:52:02 -0500 George Toft <george@georgetoft.com> wrote:
> 
> Alan Dayley wrote:
> >
> > I must be dense today.  I'm not sure I follow you.
> >
> 
> Title 17 United States Code (Copyright Law) allows fair use,
> like you say.  Have you ever tried to copy a DVD through
> a VCR?  It plays fine, but when you hit the record button,
> whamo! Macrovision kicks in and your copy is worthless.
> 
> So the USC says I can copy, but Hollywood says I can't.
> 
> George
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