bhhurd
Premium
join:2003-02-13
Korea
| More like a strange tool road
The "house" analogy is not appropriate.
The mobitv issue is more like driving on an unmarked tool road. There are no signs telling you that you need to pay a toll.
You come up on a long line of traffic backed up in the right lane, but the left lane is clear, so you take it. There is no sign about a tool booth ahead. You pass the back up and there is still no sign, infact there are no toll booths.
You get off the road and you see some shrill lawyer screaming about blocking off the sidewalk where some guy was giving away free maps to the toll road.
I think this anology is a bit closer to what mobitv is doing to HoFo. |
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matt314159
join:2006-01-18
Hesperia, CA
 ·Charter Pipeline
| I think all these analogies are irrelevant.
The post at howardforums did not break any laws. A URL can't be copyrighted. And the instructions are free speech.
Howard is in the clear.
BUT. Once you implement the instructions to view the video signal, you're breaking the law. REGARDLESS of security measures.
Still, though, the burden lies with mobitv to secure their system. Unless they decide instead to track down and prosecute each and every person who watches the signal without authorization. Considering their previous actions, maybe this is something they want to consider. |
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