In another Orwellian move, the RIAA has introduced a bill that - if passed - would basically make your current video digitizing setup illegal.

They want all video digitizing systems to either have all of the device's "outputs" approved by Hollywood Studios or the system must be designed in such a way so as to be tamper-proof. It also must be proprietary and "closed-source". For you non-geeks, that means the underlying machine code cannot be released to the public for any reason.

The implications are that you will have to have permission (digitally) to record an MPEG. This can certainly adversely affect devices like TIVO. Time-shifting can be disabled (forcing you to watch commercials! ) and you can be easily prevented from even recording your favorite TV show if the producers so desire.

I'm telling you... if the movie and record industry has it's way, we'll all be paying every single time you watch a video (even 30 seconds of it) or listen to a song (ditto).

Unbelievable G R E E D.

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Comments

You're Crazy Written by Guest on 2005-11-01 20:58:02 "even 30 seconds"??? That's crazy, man.

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