[opendtv] Re: Broadcasters Sue Online Streaming Company Over Copyright

  • From: "Mike Tsinberg" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:08:23 -0400

How is the quality? Are they re-encoding?

Mike Tsinberg
web: www.keydigital.com


-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 7:37 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Broadcasters Sue Online Streaming Company Over
Copyright

At 6:08 PM -0500 9/29/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>Another very timely article.
>
>Two points that shouldn't be missed:
>
>1. This is a streaming service, as described here. Which means, this 
>is an Internet-based "linear model."
>
>2. I'll bet the beef is that the content owners don't have control 
>over who gets to view these copied streams.
>
>http://www.ivi.tv/


This is a slam dunk for the media congloms.

You cannot steal their content then charge for it...

And it also bypasses the market structure of broadcasting that 
protects the local broadcaster.

Regards
Craig
 
 
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