kba4
join:2001-10-23
Akron, OH
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I'm pretty sure that the term 'broadcast' refers to the ability to send the multimedia content to a wide group of 'receivers', not simply to transmit highly compressed versions of content between a private connection (or even over the Internet) between One' hosting and client PC. Also consider the time in which the laws were written, this was a time when the best a broadcaster could do was construct a high antenna and invest lots of money into their 'station'... PC's and broadband weren't even a fantasy at that time.
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n1zuk
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South Burlington, VT
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| said by kba4  :I'm pretty sure that the term 'broadcast' refers to the ability to send the multimedia content to a wide group of 'receivers', not simply to transmit highly compressed versions of content between a private connection (or even over the Internet) between One' hosting and client PC. I must agree with you here. If I were to put an antenna on top of my house, convert the 300 ohm output to 75 ohms, run it through an amplifier, out to a coax cable, and connect it to my TV set (which converts the radio frequency modulated signal into light and audio frequency modulated signal), how is that much different than the standard Slingbox technology? It is just a 21st century solution, replacing Ethernet (and fiber) for coax and twin lead, and covering (potentially) a greater distance.
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bear73
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hence the reason it all needs to be re-assesed and U-Maine has begun allowing law students to defend fellow students against RIAA and MPAA. The law students are closer to the technology and have a (presumed) better understanding of it.
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PolarBear
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Riverside, WA
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I also agree with kba4 and n1zuk. You are still only using the output of one receiver (cable box, sat receiver, whatever) to watch TV with.
I can take the coax output from my DTV receiver, run it through a splitter, and send that signal to two TVs at the same time. THAT'S legal. So why can't I take that output and send it over the internet to another TV, instead of over coax? All it is is a different transport medium. I can still only watch one channel at a time, just in a different location, just like if I split the coax to two TVs. |
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