[opendtv] Re: Two articles about sticking it to the TV consumer
- From: dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:43:41 -0700
"Hmmm. Is the vast majority of the US population visiting the national
parks? Like I suggested previously, "what if" we do the numbers to see
what revenues we could extract out of condos in the Grand Canyon. How can
we let such an opportunity pass us by?" -Bert
I know some don't see the connection between the National Parks and
Off-Air analogy, but if you look at a lower level, the analogy is quite
fitting. There are deep power struggles here at work. Principles are
supposed to rule us, but foundational ethics or morals continue to erode,
and therefore, principals are questioned.
There are so many power struggles going on, as Craig routinely points to,
that we are tearing our media world apart.
I have yet another anecdote. We purchased an IPTV system that records and
streams media from any modulated signal after demodulating to NTSC for
instructional, research and educational purposes. Do you think this falls
under all "fair use" laws? Does it apply for Off-Air? For CATV? If so,
how many drops must one pay for? I worked very hard to satisfy all
companies and entities, private and government, when I specified the
system. It seems like as soon as I have everyone on the same page, yet
another entity comes in to block our system which only distributes to
faculty offices and classrooms.
In my opinion, at present, the Off-Air signals are holding up some
elemental principals and freedoms of our media use and if we do away with
Off-Air, we better come up with some new laws that will bring freedom back
to our media consuming society.
Just my opinion.
Dan
P.S.: As soon as you charge for entering a National Park, it is no longer
a place for the people but for the privileged. Is this what our park
system is to be? I cannot regularly visit my local National Park, Lake
Mead, with budgeting for it, even as I am employed. Should the park
system be off limits to those who aren't or struggle to make ends meet?
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