Subj : When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : Ogg
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Feb 27 2023 12:35:47

  Re: When everything is digital.. this happens..
  By: Ogg to Nightfox on Mon Feb 27 2023 02:38 pm

 N>> broadcast on TV is copyrighted, people are allowed to DVR
 N>> it.  Years ago, there was a court ruling saying that the
 N>> use of VCRs for non-commercial recording was legal, which I
 N>> suppose is what set that in motion.

 Og> Here in Canada, a "tax" was imposed on blank recordable DVDs 
 Og> and CDs to accommodate that scenario.

How do they know you're going to use recordable DVDs and CDs for that though?  All the really popular DVR boxes I've seen don't even use optical media. Even back when DVD-Rs were popular, DVRs such as the Tivo recorded to a hard drive. And as far as CDs, you wouldn't record video to a CD, and I've never seen anything that would record an audio broadcast to CD-R.

 Og> A dilema for Audible users.. once they cancel the service, all 
 Og> their "purchases" disappear.

That's stupid..  So you still have to subscribe in order to watch content that you've already purchased and 'own'.

 Og> But libro.fm is different:

 Og> [1] All content is DRM-less.
 Og> [2] You can pause a monthly subscription and resume later.
 Og> [3] Your purchases are yours after download, even after 
 Og> cancellation.

 Og> See https://libro.fm/ashlies ;)

That's good. :)

Nightfox
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