[Pc_Support] Fwd: Tivo 7.2 OS -adds content-protection, blocks transfers, auto-deletes. -- 3 THUMBS DOWN BOYCOTT

[Bryan J. Smith]

Per:  
  http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/09/tivo_72_os_adds.html  

I wrote this ...

"Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:03:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith at ieee.org>
> Subject: [DISCUSS] Re: Tivo 7.2 OS  -adds
> content-protection, blocks transfers, auto-deletes.
> -- 3 THUMBS DOWN BOYCOTT!!!
> To: discuss at sluug.org, discuss at mail.sluug.org
> CC: "gary j. meyer" <gary at mail.sluug.org>
> 
> 
> "gary j. meyer" <gary at mail.sluug.org> wrote:
> > One of the local StarTrek fans just reported this.
> > > (Fred Smith and others have been working with PC-based
> > PVRs.   Fred has reported some disappointments with going
> > from the 2.4 kernel to 2.6.)
> 
> We are consumers and we have the power.  From what I've
> seen,
> it's not a TiVO issue, but a broadcaster/station issue with
> the copyright holders.  In fact, we can help TiVO justify
> reversal with a simple solution.
> 
> When someone notes a show prevents them from "save until I
> delete" they should report it to a site.  Everyone should
> check that site so they know what programs to _boycott_
> recording.  It's easy with a TiVO -- 3 THUMBS DOWN!
> 
> Best of all, that information gets reported to TiVO.  Not
> just the lack of viewership, but the EXPLICIT 3 THUMBS
> DOWN! 
> That will get the message across loud and clear to the
> copyright holders who are most likely forcing
> broadcasters/stations on this.
> 
> Especially when their advertisers pull out -- that's
> something that will quickly get the broadcasters/stations
> on
> our side.  ;->
> 
> We are the consumers and we can affect change in our
> viewership -- especially those of us with a TiVO where the
> statistics cannot be disputed.
> 
> 
> 
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